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1    AN ACT concerning elections.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5Sections 1A-6, 1A-6.1, 1A-7, 2A-1.2, 4-6.2, 4-11, 4-12, 4-22,
65-14, 5-15, 5-16.2, 5-29, 6-24, 6-44, 6-50.2, 6-60, 6-66, 6-70,
76A-3, 7-1, 7-2, 7-4, 7-7, 7-8, 7-8.01, 7-8.02, 7-9, 7-9.1,
87-10, 7-11, 7-12, 7-13, 7-14.1, 7-17, 7-19, 7-25, 7-34, 7-46,
97-51, 7-53, 7-55, 7-56, 7-58, 7-59, 7-60, 7-60.1, 8-5, 8-6,
108-7, 9-1.3, 9-1.8, 9-2, 9-8.10, 9-11, 9-15, 9-20, 10-2, 10-6.2,
1110-8, 10-9, 10-10, 11-6, 13-1, 13-1.1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 14-1,
1214-3.1, 14-3.2, 14-5, 17-18.1, 17-22, 17-23, 18-1, 18-14, 21-1,
1322-1, 22-4, 22-8, 22-15, 22-15.1, 24-13, 24A-10, 24A-11,
1424A-15, 24B-10, 24B-11, 24B-15, 24C-13, 24C-15, 25-6, 25-11,
1528-13, 29B-10, 29B-20, 29B-25, and 29B-30 as follows:
 
16    (10 ILCS 5/1A-6)  (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-6)
17    Sec. 1A-6. One member of the State Board of Elections shall
18be elected by the members of the Board to be chairperson
19chairman and shall serve as chairperson chairman of the Board
20for a term ending June 30, 1979. On July 1 of 1979 and on July 1
21of each odd-numbered year thereafter, a chairperson chairman
22shall be elected by the members of the Board for a 2 year term
23ending June 30 of the next odd-numbered year. If July 1 of any

 

 

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1odd-numbered year does not fall on a business day, said
2election shall be held on the first business day thereafter.
3The chairperson chairman elected for each 2 year term shall not
4be of the same political party affiliation as the prior
5chairperson chairman. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office
6of chairperson chairman, a new chairperson chairman of the same
7political party affiliation shall be elected for the remainder
8of the vacating chairperson's chairman's term. Whenever a
9chairperson chairman is elected, the Board shall elect from
10among its members, a vice chairperson chairman who shall not be
11of the same political party affiliation as the chairperson
12chairman.
13    Upon the confirmation of all of the members of the State
14Board of Elections initially appointed under the amendatory Act
15of 1978, the Governor shall designate one of the members as
16interim chairperson chairman who shall preside over the Board
17until a chairperson chairman is elected pursuant to this
18Section.
19(Source: P.A. 80-1178.)
 
20    (10 ILCS 5/1A-6.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-6.1)
21    Sec. 1A-6.1. The chairperson chairman of the State Board of
22Elections shall preside at all meetings of the Board, except
23that the vice chairperson chairman shall preside at any meeting
24when the chairperson chairman is absent. The salary of the
25chairperson chairman shall be $25,000 per year, or as set by

 

 

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1the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater, and the
2salary of the vice-chairperson vice-chairman shall be $20,000
3per year, or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever
4is greater. The salary of the other Board members shall be
5$15,000 per year, or as set by the Compensation Review Board,
6whichever is greater. Each member shall be reimbursed for
7actual expenses incurred in the performance of his duties.
8(Source: P.A. 83-1177.)
 
9    (10 ILCS 5/1A-7)  (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-7)
10    Sec. 1A-7. The State Board of Elections shall meet at such
11time or times as the chairperson chairman or any 4 members
12shall direct, but at least once per month. Five members of the
13Board are necessary to constitute a quorum and 5 votes are
14necessary for any action of the Board to become effective,
15including the appointment of the executive director, the
16employment of technical consultants and the employment of other
17persons.
18    If a quorum is present at a meeting of the Board, one of
19the members present may vote for the absent member pursuant to
20a written proxy signed by the absent member. A member voting by
21proxy who is not in attendance may not be counted towards the
22presence of a quorum.
23(Source: P.A. 80-1178.)
 
24    (10 ILCS 5/2A-1.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.2)

 

 

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1    Sec. 2A-1.2. Consolidated Schedule of Elections - Offices
2Designated.
3    (a) At the general election in the appropriate
4even-numbered years, the following offices shall be filled or
5shall be on the ballot as otherwise required by this Code:
6        (1) Elector of President and Vice President of the
7    United States;
8        (2) United States Senator and United States
9    Representative;
10        (3) State Executive Branch elected officers;
11        (4) State Senator and State Representative;
12        (5) County elected officers, including State's
13    Attorney, County Board member, County Commissioners, and
14    elected President of the County Board or County Chief
15    Executive;
16        (6) Circuit Court Clerk;
17        (7) Regional Superintendent of Schools, except in
18    counties or educational service regions in which that
19    office has been abolished;
20        (8) Judges of the Supreme, Appellate and Circuit
21    Courts, on the question of retention, to fill vacancies and
22    newly created judicial offices;
23        (9) (Blank);
24        (10) Trustee of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of
25    Chicago, and elected Trustee of other Sanitary Districts;
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1    designated in this Section, where the statute creating or
2    authorizing the creation of the district requires an annual
3    election and permits or requires election of candidates of
4    political parties.
5    (b) At the general primary election:
6        (1) in each even-numbered year candidates of political
7    parties shall be nominated for those offices to be filled
8    at the general election in that year, except where pursuant
9    to law nomination of candidates of political parties is
10    made by caucus.
11        (2) in the appropriate even-numbered years the
12    political party offices of State central committeeperson
13    committeeman, township committeeperson committeeman, ward
14    committeeperson committeeman, and precinct committeeperson
15    committeeman shall be filled and delegates and alternate
16    delegates to the National nominating conventions shall be
17    elected as may be required pursuant to this Code. In the
18    even-numbered years in which a Presidential election is to
19    be held, candidates in the Presidential preference primary
20    shall also be on the ballot.
21        (3) in each even-numbered year, where the municipality
22    has provided for annual elections to elect municipal
23    officers pursuant to Section 6(f) or Section 7 of Article
24    VII of the Constitution, pursuant to the Illinois Municipal
25    Code or pursuant to the municipal charter, the offices of
26    such municipal officers shall be filled at an election held

 

 

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1    on the date of the general primary election, provided that
2    the municipal election shall be a nonpartisan election
3    where required by the Illinois Municipal Code. For partisan
4    municipal elections in even-numbered years, a primary to
5    nominate candidates for municipal office to be elected at
6    the general primary election shall be held on the Tuesday 6
7    weeks preceding that election.
8        (4) in each school district which has adopted the
9    provisions of Article 33 of the School Code, successors to
10    the members of the board of education whose terms expire in
11    the year in which the general primary is held shall be
12    elected.
13    (c) At the consolidated election in the appropriate
14odd-numbered years, the following offices shall be filled:
15        (1) Municipal officers, provided that in
16    municipalities in which candidates for alderman or other
17    municipal office are not permitted by law to be candidates
18    of political parties, the runoff election where required by
19    law, or the nonpartisan election where required by law,
20    shall be held on the date of the consolidated election; and
21    provided further, in the case of municipal officers
22    provided for by an ordinance providing the form of
23    government of the municipality pursuant to Section 7 of
24    Article VII of the Constitution, such offices shall be
25    filled by election or by runoff election as may be provided
26    by such ordinance;

 

 

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1        (2) Village and incorporated town library directors;
2        (3) City boards of stadium commissioners;
3        (4) Commissioners of park districts;
4        (5) Trustees of public library districts;
5        (6) Special District elected officers, not otherwise
6    designated in this section, where the statute creating or
7    authorizing the creation of the district permits or
8    requires election of candidates of political parties;
9        (7) Township officers, including township park
10    commissioners, township library directors, and boards of
11    managers of community buildings, and Multi-Township
12    Assessors;
13        (8) Highway commissioners and road district clerks;
14        (9) Members of school boards in school districts which
15    adopt Article 33 of the School Code;
16        (10) The directors and chairperson chairman of the
17    Chain O Lakes - Fox River Waterway Management Agency;
18        (11) Forest preserve district commissioners elected
19    under Section 3.5 of the Downstate Forest Preserve District
20    Act;
21        (12) Elected members of school boards, school
22    trustees, directors of boards of school directors,
23    trustees of county boards of school trustees (except in
24    counties or educational service regions having a
25    population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants) and members of
26    boards of school inspectors, except school boards in school

 

 

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1    districts that adopt Article 33 of the School Code;
2        (13) Members of Community College district boards;
3        (14) Trustees of Fire Protection Districts;
4        (15) Commissioners of the Springfield Metropolitan
5    Exposition and Auditorium Authority;
6        (16) Elected Trustees of Tuberculosis Sanitarium
7    Districts;
8        (17) Elected Officers of special districts not
9    otherwise designated in this Section for which the law
10    governing those districts does not permit candidates of
11    political parties.
12    (d) At the consolidated primary election in each
13odd-numbered year, candidates of political parties shall be
14nominated for those offices to be filled at the consolidated
15election in that year, except where pursuant to law nomination
16of candidates of political parties is made by caucus, and
17except those offices listed in paragraphs (12) through (17) of
18subsection (c).
19    At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate
20odd-numbered years, the mayor, clerk, treasurer, and aldermen
21shall be elected in municipalities in which candidates for
22mayor, clerk, treasurer, or alderman are not permitted by law
23to be candidates of political parties, subject to runoff
24elections to be held at the consolidated election as may be
25required by law, and municipal officers shall be nominated in a
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1candidates for such office are not permitted to be candidates
2of political parties.
3    At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate
4odd-numbered years, municipal officers shall be nominated or
5elected, or elected subject to a runoff, as may be provided by
6an ordinance providing a form of government of the municipality
7pursuant to Section 7 of Article VII of the Constitution.
8    (e) (Blank).
9    (f) At any election established in Section 2A-1.1, public
10questions may be submitted to voters pursuant to this Code and
11any special election otherwise required or authorized by law or
12by court order may be conducted pursuant to this Code.
13    Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of officers
14established in this Article, whenever a referendum is held for
15the establishment of a political subdivision whose officers are
16to be elected, the initial officers shall be elected at the
17election at which such referendum is held if otherwise so
18provided by law. In such cases, the election of the initial
19officers shall be subject to the referendum.
20    Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of
21officials established in this Article, any community college
22district which becomes effective by operation of law pursuant
23to Section 6-6.1 of the Public Community College Act, as now or
24hereafter amended, shall elect the initial district board
25members at the next regularly scheduled election following the
26effective date of the new district.

 

 

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1    (g) At any election established in Section 2A-1.1, if in
2any precinct there are no offices or public questions required
3to be on the ballot under this Code then no election shall be
4held in the precinct on that date.
5    (h) There may be conducted a referendum in accordance with
6the provisions of Division 6-4 of the Counties Code.
7(Source: P.A. 89-5, eff. 1-1-96; 89-95, eff. 1-1-96; 89-626,
8eff. 8-9-96; 90-358, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
9    (10 ILCS 5/4-6.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.2)
10    Sec. 4-6.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all
11municipal and township or road district clerks or their duly
12authorized deputies as deputy registrars who may accept the
13registration of all qualified residents of the State.
14    The county clerk shall appoint all precinct
15committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may
16accept the registration of any qualified resident of the State,
17except during the 27 days preceding an election.
18    The county clerk shall appoint each of the following named
19persons as deputy registrars upon the written request of such
20persons:
21        1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person
22    designated by the chief librarian, of any public library
23    situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
24    the registrations of any qualified resident of the State,
25    at such library.

 

 

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1        2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by
2    the principal, of any high school, elementary school, or
3    vocational school situated within the election
4    jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
5    qualified resident of the State, at such school. The county
6    clerk shall notify every principal and vice-principal of
7    each high school, elementary school, and vocational school
8    situated within the election jurisdiction of their
9    eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer
10    training courses for service as deputy registrars at
11    conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior to
12    every election.
13        3. The president, or a qualified person designated by
14    the president, of any university, college, community
15    college, academy or other institution of learning situated
16    within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the
17    registrations of any resident of the State, at such
18    university, college, community college, academy or
19    institution.
20        4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
21    labor organization, or a reasonable number of qualified
22    members designated by such official, who may accept the
23    registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
24        5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bonafide
25    State civic organization, as defined and determined by rule
26    of the State Board of Elections, or qualified members

 

 

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1    designated by such official, who may accept the
2    registration of any qualified resident of the State. In
3    determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be
4    appointed, the county clerk shall consider the population
5    of the jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the
6    geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the
7    public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the
8    jurisdiction and their location, the registration
9    activities of the organization and the need to appoint
10    deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
11    registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
12    event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number
13    applicable to every civic organization requesting
14    appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The State
15    Board of Elections shall by rule provide for certification
16    of bonafide State civic organizations. Such appointments
17    shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 years,
18    terminating on the first business day of the month
19    following the month of the general election, and shall be
20    valid for all periods of voter registration as provided by
21    this Code during the terms of such appointments.
22        6. The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or a
23    reasonable number of employees designated by the Director
24    and located at public aid offices, who may accept the
25    registration of any qualified resident of the county at any
26    such public aid office.

 

 

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1        7. The Director of the Illinois Department of
2    Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
3    designated by the Director and located at unemployment
4    offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
5    resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
6        8. The president of any corporation as defined by the
7    Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of
8    employees designated by such president, who may accept the
9    registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
10    If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is
11denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date
12the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
13organization with written notice setting forth the specific
14reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be
15appointed as deputy registrar.
16    The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy
17registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall
18appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that
19the convenience of the public is served, giving due
20consideration to both population concentration and area. Some
21of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so that
22there are an equal number from each of the 2 major political
23parties in the election jurisdiction. The county clerk, in
24appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the
25appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the
26Chairperson Chairman of the County Central Committee of the

 

 

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1applicant's political party. A Chairperson Chairman of a County
2Central Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the
3county clerk by November 30 of each year. The county clerk may
4require a Chairperson Chairman of a County Central Committee to
5furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
6    Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time
7other than the 27 day period preceding an election. All persons
8appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered voters
9within the county and shall take and subscribe to the following
10oath or affirmation:
11    "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I
12will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
13Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
14faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy
15registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register no
16person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his
17personal application before me.
18
............................
19
(Signature Deputy Registrar)"
20    This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or by
21one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take
22acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be
23filed with the county clerk.
24    Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
25except precinct committeepersons committeemen, shall be for
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1election of each even-numbered year; except that the terms of
2the initial appointments shall be until December 1st following
3the next general election. Appointments of precinct
4committeepersons committeemen shall be for 2-year terms
5commencing on the date of the county convention following the
6general primary at which they were elected. The county clerk
7shall issue a certificate of appointment to each deputy
8registrar, and shall maintain in his office for public
9inspection a list of the names of all appointees.
10    (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training all
11deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), at
12times and locations reasonably convenient for both the county
13clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be
14responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
15registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
16registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
17removal for cause.
18    (c) Completed registration materials under the control of
19deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), shall
20be returned to the appointing election authority by first-class
21mail within 2 business days or personal delivery within 7 days,
22except that completed registration materials received by the
23deputy registrars during the period between the 35th and 28th
24day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
25registrars to the appointing election authority within 48 hours
26after receipt thereof. The completed registration materials

 

 

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1received by the deputy registrars on the 28th day preceding an
2election shall be returned by the deputy registrars within 24
3hours after receipt thereof. Unused materials shall be returned
4by deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of
5subsection (a), not later than the next working day following
6the close of registration.
7    (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as
8the case may be, must provide any additional forms requested by
9any deputy registrar regardless of the number of unaccounted
10registration forms the deputy registrar may have in his or her
11possession.
12    (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering
13or the promotion of any cause during the performance of his or
14her duties.
15    (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly
16liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. Such
17deputy registrars shall not be deemed to be employees of the
18county clerk.
19    (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy
20registrars for persons residing outside the county shall be
21transmitted by the county clerk within 2 days after receipt to
22the election authority of the person's election jurisdiction of
23residence.
24(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)
 
25    (10 ILCS 5/4-11)  (from Ch. 46, par. 4-11)

 

 

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1    Sec. 4-11. At least 2 weeks prior to the general November
2election in each even numbered year and the consolidated
3election in each odd-numbered year the county clerk shall cause
4a list to be made for each precinct of all names upon the
5registration record cards not marked or erased, in alphabetical
6order, with the address, provided, that such list may be
7arranged geographically, by street and number, in numerical
8order, with respect to all precincts in which all, or
9substantially all residences of voters therein shall be located
10upon and numbered along streets, avenues, courts, or other
11highways which are either named or numbered, upon direction
12either of the county board or of the circuit court. On the
13list, the county clerk shall indicate, by italics, asterisk, or
14other means, the names of all persons who have registered since
15the last regularly scheduled election in the consolidated
16schedule of elections established in Section 2A-1.1 of this
17Act. The county clerk shall cause such precinct lists to be
18printed or typed in sufficient numbers to meet all reasonable
19demands, and upon application a copy of the same shall be given
20to any person applying therefor. By such time, the county clerk
21shall give the precinct lists to the chairperson chairman of a
22county central committee of an established political party, as
23such party is defined in Section 10-2 of this Act, or to the
24chairperson's chairman's duly authorized representative.
25Within 30 days of the effective date of this Amendatory Act of
261983, the county clerk shall give the precinct lists compiled

 

 

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1prior to the general November election of 1982 to the
2chairperson chairman of county central committee of an
3established political party or to the chairperson's chairman's
4duly authorized representative.
5    Prior to the opening of the polls for other elections, the
6county clerk shall transmit or deliver to the judges of
7election of each polling place a corrected list of registered
8voters in the precinct, or the names of persons added to and
9erased or withdrawn from the list for such precinct. At other
10times such list, currently corrected, shall be kept available
11for public inspection in the office of the county clerk.
12    Within 60 days after each general election the county clerk
13shall indicate by italics, asterisk, or other means, on the
14list of registered voters in each precinct, each registrant who
15voted at that general election, and shall provide a copy of
16such list to the chairperson chairman of the county central
17committee of each established political party or to the
18chairperson's chairman's duly authorized representative.
19    Within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory
20Act of 1983, the county clerk shall indicate by italics,
21asterisk, or other means, on the list of registered voters in
22each precinct, each registrant who voted at the general
23election of 1982, and shall provide a copy of such coded list
24to the chairperson chairman of the county central committee of
25each established political party or to the chairperson's
26chairman's duly authorized representative.

 

 

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1    The county clerk may charge a fee to reimburse the actual
2cost of duplicating each copy of a list provided under either
3of the 2 preceding paragraphs.
4(Source: P.A. 90-358, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
5    (10 ILCS 5/4-12)  (from Ch. 46, par. 4-12)
6    Sec. 4-12. Any voter or voters in the township, city,
7village or incorporated town containing such precinct, and any
8precinct committeeperson committeeman in the county, may,
9between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. of Monday and
10Tuesday of the second week prior to the week in which the 1970
11primary election for the nomination of candidates for State and
12county offices or any election thereafter is to be held, make
13application in writing, to the county clerk, to have any name
14upon the register of any precinct erased. Such application
15shall be, in substance, in the words and figures following:
16    "I being a qualified voter, registered from No. .... Street
17in the .... precinct of the .... ward of the city (village or
18town of) .... (or of the .... town of ....) do hereby solemnly
19swear (or affirm) that .... registered from No. .... Street is
20not a qualified voter in the .... precinct of .... ward of the
21city (village or town) of .... (or of the .... town of ....)
22and hence I ask that his name be erased from the register of
23such precinct for the following reason .....
24    Affiant further says that he has personal knowledge of the
25facts set forth in the above affidavit.

 

 

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1
(Signed) .....
2    Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
3
....
4
....
5
....."

 
6    Such application shall be signed and sworn to by the
7applicant before the county clerk or any deputy authorized by
8the county clerk for that purpose, and filed with said clerk.
9Thereupon notice of such application, and of the time and place
10of hearing thereon, with a demand to appear before the county
11clerk and show cause why his name shall not be erased from said
12register, shall be mailed, in an envelope duly stamped and
13directed to such person at the address upon said register, at
14least four days before the day fixed in said notice to show
15cause. If such person has provided the election authority with
16an e-mail address, then the election authority shall also send
17the same notice by electronic mail at least 4 days before the
18day fixed in said notice to show cause.
19    A like notice shall be mailed to the person or persons
20making the application to have the name upon such register
21erased to appear and show cause why said name should be erased,
22the notice to set out the day and hour of such hearing. If the
23voter making such application fails to appear before said clerk
24at the time set for the hearing as fixed in the said notice or
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1erased, the application to erase may be dismissed by the county
2clerk.
3    Any voter making the application is privileged from arrest
4while presenting it to the county clerk, and while going to and
5from the office of the county clerk.
6(Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 10-1-13.)
 
7    (10 ILCS 5/4-22)  (from Ch. 46, par. 4-22)
8    Sec. 4-22. Except as otherwise provided in this Section
9upon application to vote each registered elector shall sign his
10name or make his mark as the case may be, on a certificate
11substantially as follows:
12
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTERED VOTER
13
City of ....... Ward ....... Precinct .......
14
Election ....... (Date) ....... (Month) ....... (Year)
15
Registration Record .......
16
Checked by .......
17
Voter's number ....
18
INSTRUCTION TO VOTERS
19    Sign this certificate and hand it to the election officer
20in charge. After the registration record has been checked, the
21officer will hand it back to you. Whereupon you shall present
22it to the officer in charge of the ballots.
23    I hereby certify that I am registered from the address
24below and am qualified to vote.
25
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1
residence address .......
2    An individual shall not be required to provide his social
3security number when applying for a ballot. He shall not be
4denied a ballot, nor shall his ballot be challenged, solely
5because of his refusal to provide his social security number.
6Nothing in this Act prevents an individual from being requested
7to provide his social security number when the individual
8applies for a ballot. If, however, the certificate contains a
9space for the individual's social security number, the
10following notice shall appear on the certificate, immediately
11above such space, in bold-face capital letters, in type the
12size of which equals the largest type on the certificate:
13    "THE INDIVIDUAL APPLYING FOR A BALLOT WITH THIS DOCUMENT IS
14NOT REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. HE
15OR SHE MAY NOT BE DENIED A BALLOT, NOR SHALL HIS OR HER BALLOT
16BE CHALLENGED, SOLELY BECAUSE OF HIS OR HER REFUSAL TO PROVIDE
17HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER."
18    The certificates of each State-wide political party at a
19general primary election shall be separately printed upon paper
20of uniform quality, texture and size, but the certificates of
21no 2 State-wide political parties shall be of the same color or
22tint. However, if the election authority provides computer
23generated applications with the precinct, ballot style and
24voter's name and address preprinted on the application, a
25single application may be used for State-wide political parties
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1political party. Such application shall not entitle the voter
2to vote in the primary of more than one political party at the
3same election.
4    At the consolidated primary, such certificates may contain
5spaces or checkoff boxes permitting the voter to request a
6primary ballot of any other political party which is
7established only within a political subdivision and for which a
8primary is conducted on the same election day. Such application
9shall not entitle the voter to vote in both the primary of the
10State-wide political party and the primary of the local
11political party with respect to the offices of the same
12political subdivision. In no event may a voter vote in more
13than one State-wide primary on the same day.
14    The judges in charge of the precinct registration files
15shall compare the signature upon such certificate with the
16signature on the registration record card as a means of
17identifying the voter. Unless satisfied by such comparison that
18the applicant to vote is the identical person who is registered
19under the same name, the judges shall ask such applicant the
20questions for identification which appear on the registration
21card, and if the applicant does not prove to the satisfaction
22of a majority of the judges of the election precinct that he is
23the identical person registered under the name in question then
24the vote of such applicant shall be challenged by a judge of
25election, and the same procedure followed as provided by law
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1    In case the elector is unable to sign his name, a judge of
2election shall check the data on the registration card and
3shall check the address given, with the registered address, in
4order to determine whether he is entitled to vote.
5    One of the judges of election shall check the certificate
6of each applicant for a ballot after the registration record
7has been examined, and shall sign his initials on the
8certificate in the space provided therefor, and shall enter
9upon such certificate the number of the voter in the place
10provided therefor, and make an entry in the voting record space
11on the registration record, to indicate whether or not the
12applicant voted. Such judge shall then hand such certificate
13back to the applicant in case he is permitted to vote, and such
14applicant shall hand it to the judge of election in charge of
15the ballots. The certificates of the voters shall be filed in
16the order in which they are received and shall constitute an
17official poll record. The term "poll lists" and "poll books",
18where used in this Article, shall be construed to apply to such
19official poll record.
20    After each general primary election the county clerk shall
21indicate by color code or other means next to the name of each
22registrant on the list of registered voters in each precinct
23the primary ballot of a political party that the registrant
24requested at that general primary election. The county clerk,
25within 60 days after the general primary election, shall
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1of the county central committee of each established political
2party or to the chairperson's chairman's duly authorized
3representative.
4    Within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory
5Act of 1983, the county clerk shall provide to the chairperson
6chairman of the county central committee of each established
7political party or to the chairperson's chairman's duly
8authorized representative the list of registered voters in each
9precinct at the time of the general primary election of 1982
10and shall indicate on such list by color code or other means
11next to the name of a registrant the primary ballot of a
12political party that the registrant requested at the general
13primary election of 1982.
14    The county clerk may charge a fee to reimburse the actual
15cost of duplicating each copy of a list provided under either
16of the 2 preceding paragraphs.
17    Where an elector makes application to vote by signing and
18presenting the certificate provided by this Section, and his
19registration record card is not found in the precinct registry
20of voters, but his name appears as that of a registered voter
21in such precinct upon the printed precinct register as
22corrected or revised by the supplemental list, or upon the
23consolidated list, if any, and whose name has not been erased
24or withdrawn from such register, the printed precinct register
25as corrected or revised by the supplemental list, or
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1elector's right to vote upon compliance with the provisions
2hereinafter set forth in this Section. In such event one of the
3judges of election shall require an affidavit by such person
4and one voter residing in the precinct before the judges of
5election, substantially in the form prescribed in Section 17-10
6of this Act, and upon the presentation of such affidavits, a
7certificate shall be issued to such elector, and upon the
8presentation of such certificate and affidavits, he shall be
9entitled to vote.
10    Provided, however, that applications for ballots made by
11registered voters under the provisions of Article 19 of this
12Act shall be accepted by the Judges of Election in lieu of the
13"Certificate of Registered Voter" provided for in this Section.
14    When the county clerk delivers to the judges of election
15for use at the polls a supplemental or consolidated list of the
16printed precinct register, he shall give a copy of the
17supplemental or consolidated list to the chairperson chairman
18of a county central committee of an established political party
19or to the chairperson's chairman's duly authorized
20representative.
21    Whenever 2 or more elections occur simultaneously, the
22election authority charged with the duty of providing
23application certificates may prescribe the form thereof so that
24a voter is required to execute only one, indicating in which of
25the elections he desires to vote.
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1determine in which political subdivisions the voter resides by
2use of the information contained on the voter registration
3cards or the separate registration lists or other means
4approved by the State Board of Elections and prepared and
5supplied by the election authority. The voter's certificate
6shall be so marked by the judges as to show the respective
7ballots which the voter is given.
8(Source: P.A. 84-809.)
 
9    (10 ILCS 5/5-14)  (from Ch. 46, par. 5-14)
10    Sec. 5-14. Either of the canvassers shall, at the end of
11the canvass, return the "Verification Lists" to the County
12Clerk and a certificate of the correctness of such return.
13Immediately after receipt of such Verification Lists, the
14County Clerk shall cause copies to be printed in plain large
15type in sufficient numbers to meet all demands, and upon
16application, a copy of the same shall be given to any person
17applying therefor. Thereafter a list of registered voters in
18each precinct shall be compiled by the County clerk, prior to
19the General Election to be held in November of each even
20numbered year. On the list, the County Clerk shall indicate, by
21italics, asterisk, or other means, the names of all persons who
22have registered since the last regularly scheduled election in
23the consolidated schedule of elections established in Section
242A-1.1 of this Act.
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1compiled, the County Clerk shall give a copy of it to the
2chairperson chairman of a county central committee of an
3established political party, as such party is defined in
4Section 10-2 of this Act, or to the chairperson's chairman's
5duly authorized representative. Within 30 days of the effective
6date of this Amendatory Act of 1983, the County Clerk shall
7give the list of registered voters in each precinct that was
8compiled prior to the general November election of 1982 to the
9chairperson chairman of a county central committee of an
10established political party or to the chairperson's chairman's
11duly authorized representative.
12    Within 60 days after each general election the county clerk
13shall indicate by italics, asterisk, or other means, on the
14list of registered voters in each precinct, each registrant who
15voted at that general election, and shall provide a copy of
16such list to the chairperson chairman of the county central
17committee of each established political party or to the
18chairperson's chairman's duly authorized representative.
19    Within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory
20Act of 1983, the county clerk shall indicate by italics,
21asterisk, or other means, on the list of registered voters in
22each precinct, each registrant who voted at the general
23election of 1982, and shall provide a copy of such coded list
24to the chairperson chairman of the county central committee of
25each established political party or to the chairperson's
26chairman's duly authorized representative.

 

 

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1    The county clerk may charge a fee to reimburse the actual
2cost of duplicating each copy of a list provided under either
3of the 2 preceding paragraphs.
4(Source: P.A. 83-1263.)
 
5    (10 ILCS 5/5-15)  (from Ch. 46, par. 5-15)
6    Sec. 5-15. Any voter or voters in the township, city,
7village, or incorporated town containing such precinct, and any
8precinct committeeperson committeeman in the county, may,
9between the hours of nine o'clock a.m. and six o'clock p.m. of
10the Monday and Tuesday of the third week immediately preceding
11the week in which such April 10, 1962 Primary Election is to be
12held, make application in writing, before such County Clerk, to
13have any name upon such register of any precinct erased.
14Thereafter such application shall be made between the hours of
15nine o'clock a.m. and six o'clock p.m. of Monday and Tuesday of
16the second week prior to the week in which any county, city,
17village, township, or incorporated town election is to be held.
18Such application shall be in substance, in the words and
19figures following:
20    "I, being a qualified voter, registered from No. ....
21Street in the .... precinct of the .... Ward of the city
22(village or town of .... ) of the .... District .... town of
23.... do hereby solemnly swear (or affirm) that .... registered
24from No. .... Street is not a qualified voter in the ....
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1or of the .... district town of .... hence I ask that his name
2be erased from the register of such precinct for the following
3reason ..... Affiant further says that he has personal
4knowledge of the facts set forth in the above affidavit.
5
(Signed) .....
6    Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
7
....
8
....
9
...."
10    Such application shall be signed and sworn to by the
11applicant before the County Clerk or any Deputy authorized by
12the County Clerk for that purpose, and filed with the Clerk.
13Thereupon notice of such application, with a demand to appear
14before the County Clerk and show cause why his name shall not
15be erased from the register, shall be mailed by special
16delivery, duly stamped and directed, to such person, to the
17address upon said register at least 4 days before the day fixed
18in said notice to show cause. If such person has provided the
19election authority with an e-mail address, then the election
20authority shall also send the same notice by electronic mail at
21least 4 days before the day fixed in said notice to show cause.
22    A like notice shall be mailed to the person or persons
23making the application to have the name upon such register
24erased to appear and show cause why the name should be erased,
25the notice to set out the day and hour of such hearing. If the
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1at the time set for the hearing as fixed in the said notice or
2fails to show cause why the name upon such register shall be
3erased, the application may be dismissed by the County Clerk.
4    Any voter making such application or applications shall be
5privileged from arrest while presenting the same to the County
6Clerk, and whilst going to and returning from the office of the
7County Clerk.
8(Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 10-1-13.)
 
9    (10 ILCS 5/5-16.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.2)
10    Sec. 5-16.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all
11municipal and township clerks or their duly authorized deputies
12as deputy registrars who may accept the registration of all
13qualified residents of the State.
14    The county clerk shall appoint all precinct
15committeepersons in the county as deputy registrars who may
16accept the registration of any qualified resident of the State,
17except during the 27 days preceding an election.
18    The county clerk shall appoint each of the following named
19persons as deputy registrars upon the written request of such
20persons:
21        1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person
22    designated by the chief librarian, of any public library
23    situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
24    the registrations of any qualified resident of the State,
25    at such library.

 

 

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1        2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by
2    the principal, of any high school, elementary school, or
3    vocational school situated within the election
4    jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
5    resident of the State, at such school. The county clerk
6    shall notify every principal and vice-principal of each
7    high school, elementary school, and vocational school
8    situated within the election jurisdiction of their
9    eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer
10    training courses for service as deputy registrars at
11    conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior to
12    every election.
13        3. The president, or a qualified person designated by
14    the president, of any university, college, community
15    college, academy or other institution of learning situated
16    within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the
17    registrations of any resident of the State, at such
18    university, college, community college, academy or
19    institution.
20        4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
21    labor organization, or a reasonable number of qualified
22    members designated by such official, who may accept the
23    registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
24        5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
25    State civic organization, as defined and determined by rule
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1    designated by such official, who may accept the
2    registration of any qualified resident of the State. In
3    determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be
4    appointed, the county clerk shall consider the population
5    of the jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the
6    geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the
7    public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the
8    jurisdiction and their location, the registration
9    activities of the organization and the need to appoint
10    deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
11    registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
12    event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number
13    applicable to every civic organization requesting
14    appointment of its members as deputy registrars. The State
15    Board of Elections shall by rule provide for certification
16    of bona fide State civic organizations. Such appointments
17    shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 years,
18    terminating on the first business day of the month
19    following the month of the general election, and shall be
20    valid for all periods of voter registration as provided by
21    this Code during the terms of such appointments.
22        6. The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or a
23    reasonable number of employees designated by the Director
24    and located at public aid offices, who may accept the
25    registration of any qualified resident of the county at any
26    such public aid office.

 

 

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1        7. The Director of the Illinois Department of
2    Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
3    designated by the Director and located at unemployment
4    offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
5    resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
6        8. The president of any corporation as defined by the
7    Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of
8    employees designated by such president, who may accept the
9    registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
10    If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is
11denied, the county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date
12the request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
13organization with written notice setting forth the specific
14reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to be
15appointed as deputy registrar.
16    The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy
17registrars as he considers necessary. The county clerk shall
18appoint such additional deputy registrars in such manner that
19the convenience of the public is served, giving due
20consideration to both population concentration and area. Some
21of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so that
22there are an equal number from each of the 2 major political
23parties in the election jurisdiction. The county clerk, in
24appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the
25appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the
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1applicant's political party. A Chairperson Chairman of a County
2Central Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the
3county clerk by November 30 of each year. The county clerk may
4require a Chairperson Chairman of a County Central Committee to
5furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
6    Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time
7other than the 27 day period preceding an election. All persons
8appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered voters
9within the county and shall take and subscribe to the following
10oath or affirmation:
11    "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I
12will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
13Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
14faithfully discharge the duties of the office of deputy
15registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register no
16person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his
17personal application before me.
18
...............................
19
(Signature of Deputy Registrar)"
20    This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or by
21one of his deputies, or by any person qualified to take
22acknowledgement of deeds and shall immediately thereafter be
23filed with the county clerk.
24    Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
25except precinct committeepersons committeemen, shall be for
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1election of each even-numbered year, except that the terms of
2the initial appointments shall be until December 1st following
3the next general election. Appointments of precinct
4committeepersons committeemen shall be for 2-year terms
5commencing on the date of the county convention following the
6general primary at which they were elected. The county clerk
7shall issue a certificate of appointment to each deputy
8registrar, and shall maintain in his office for public
9inspection a list of the names of all appointees.
10    (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training all
11deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a), at
12times and locations reasonably convenient for both the county
13clerk and such appointees. The county clerk shall be
14responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
15registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
16registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
17removal for cause.
18    (c) Completed registration materials under the control of
19deputy registrars, appointed pursuant to subsection (a), shall
20be returned to the appointing election authority by first-class
21mail within 2 business days or personal delivery within 7 days,
22except that completed registration materials received by the
23deputy registrars during the period between the 35th and 28th
24day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
25registrars to the appointing election authority within 48 hours
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1received by the deputy registrars on the 28th day preceding an
2election shall be returned by the deputy registrars within 24
3hours after receipt thereof. Unused materials shall be returned
4by deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of
5subsection (a), not later than the next working day following
6the close of registration.
7    (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as
8the case may be, must provide any additional forms requested by
9any deputy registrar regardless of the number of unaccounted
10registration forms the deputy registrar may have in his or her
11possession.
12    (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering
13or the promotion of any cause during the performance of his or
14her duties.
15    (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly
16liable for the acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. Such
17deputy registers shall not be deemed to be employees of the
18county clerk.
19    (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy
20registrars for persons residing outside the county shall be
21transmitted by the county clerk within 2 days after receipt to
22the election authority of the person's election jurisdiction of
23residence.
24(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)
 
25    (10 ILCS 5/5-29)  (from Ch. 46, par. 5-29)

 

 

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1    Sec. 5-29. Upon application to vote, except as hereinafter
2provided for absent electors, each registered elector shall
3sign his name or make his mark as the case may be, on a
4certificate substantially as follows:
5
"Certificate of Registered Voter
6Town of................District or Precinct Number..........;
7City of................Ward...............Precinct..........;
8Village of................................Precinct..........;
9Election.....................................................
10                 (date)         (month)        (year)
11Registration record
12Checked by.....................
13Voter's number..................
14
Instruction to voters
15    Sign this certificate and hand it to the election officer
16in charge. After the registration record has been checked, the
17officer will hand it back to you. Whereupon you shall present
18it to the officer in charge of the ballots.
19    I hereby certify that I am registered from the address
20below and am qualified to vote.
21
Signature of voter ...............
22
Residence address ..............."
23    An individual shall not be required to provide his social
24security number when applying for a ballot. He shall not be
25denied a ballot, nor shall his ballot be challenged, solely
26because of his refusal to provide his social security number.

 

 

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1Nothing in this Act prevents an individual from being requested
2to provide his social security number when the individual
3applies for a ballot. If, however, the certificate contains a
4space for the individual's social security number, the
5following notice shall appear on the certificate, immediately
6above such space, in bold-face capital letters, in type the
7size of which equals the largest type on the certificate:
8    "THE INDIVIDUAL APPLYING FOR A BALLOT WITH THIS DOCUMENT IS
9NOT REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. HE
10OR SHE MAY NOT BE DENIED A BALLOT, NOR SHALL HIS OR HER BALLOT
11BE CHALLENGED, SOLELY BECAUSE OF HIS OR HER REFUSAL TO PROVIDE
12HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER."
13    Certificates as above prescribed shall be furnished by the
14county clerk for all elections.
15    The Judges in charge of the precinct registration files
16shall compare the signature upon such certificate with the
17signature on the registration record card as a means of
18identifying the voter. Unless satisfied by such comparison that
19the applicant to vote is the identical person who is registered
20under the same name, the Judges shall ask such applicant the
21questions for identification which appear on the registration
22card and if the applicant does not prove to the satisfaction of
23a majority of the judges of the election precinct that he is
24the identical person registered under the name in question then
25the vote for such applicant shall be challenged by a Judge of
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1for challenged voters.
2    In case the elector is unable to sign his name, a Judge of
3Election shall check the data on the registration card and
4shall check the address given, with the registered address, in
5order to determine whether he is entitled to vote.
6    One of the Judges of election shall check the certificate
7of each applicant for a ballot after the registration record
8has been examined and shall sign his initials on the
9certificate in the space provided therefor, and shall enter
10upon such certificate the number of the voter in the place
11provided therefor, and make an entry in the voting record space
12on the registration record, to indicate whether or not the
13applicant voted. Such judge shall then hand such certificate
14back to the applicant in case he is permitted to vote, and such
15applicant shall hand it to the judge of election in charge of
16the ballots. The certificates of the voters shall be filed in
17the order in which they are received and shall constitute an
18official poll record. The term "Poll Lists" and "Poll Books"
19where used in this article 5 shall be construed to apply to
20such official poll records.
21    After each general primary election the county clerk shall
22indicate by color code or other means next to the name of each
23registrant on the list of registered voters in each precinct
24the primary ballot of a political party that the registrant
25requested at that general primary election. The county clerk,
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1provide a copy of this coded list to the chairperson chairman
2of the county central committee of each established political
3party or to the chairperson's chairman's duly authorized
4representative.
5    Within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory
6Act of 1983, the county clerk shall provide to the chairperson
7chairman of the county central committee of each established
8political party or to the chairperson's chairman's duly
9authorized representative the list of registered voters in each
10precinct at the time of the general primary election of 1982
11and shall indicate on such list by color code or other means
12next to the name of a registrant the primary ballot of a
13political party that the registrant requested at the general
14primary election of 1982.
15    The county clerk may charge a fee to reimburse the actual
16cost of duplicating each copy of a list provided under either
17of the 2 preceding paragraphs.
18    Where an elector makes application to vote by signing and
19presenting the certificate provided by this Section, and his
20registration record card is not found in the precinct registry
21of voters, but his name appears as that of a registered voter
22in such precinct upon the printed precinct list of voters and
23whose name has not been erased or withdrawn from such register,
24it shall be the duty of one of the Judges of Election to
25require an affidavit by such person and two voters residing in
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1person whose name appears upon the precinct register and that
2he resides in the precinct stating the street number of his
3residence. Forms for such affidavit shall be supplied by the
4county clerk for all elections. Upon the making of such
5affidavit and the presentation of his certificate such elector
6shall be entitled to vote. All affidavits made under this
7paragraph shall be preserved and returned to the county clerk
8in an envelope. It shall be the duty of the county clerk within
930 days after such election to take steps provided by Section
105-27 of this article 5 for the execution of new registration
11affidavits by electors who have voted under the provisions of
12this paragraph.
13    Provided, however, that the applications for ballots made
14by registered voters and under the provisions of article 19 of
15this act shall be accepted by the Judges of Election in lieu of
16the "certificate of registered voter" provided for in this
17section.
18    When the county clerk delivers to the judges of election
19for use at the polls a supplemental or consolidated list of the
20printed precinct register, he shall give a copy of the
21supplemental or consolidated list to the chairperson chairman
22of a county central committee of an established political party
23or to the chairperson's chairman's duly authorized
24representative.
25    Whenever two or more elections occur simultaneously, the
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1application certificates may prescribe the form thereof so that
2a voter is required to execute only one, indicating in which of
3the elections he desires to vote.
4    After the signature has been verified, the judges shall
5determine in which political subdivisions the voter resides by
6use of the information contained on the voter registration
7cards or the separate registration lists or other means
8approved by the State Board of Elections and prepared and
9supplied by the election authority. The voter's certificate
10shall be so marked by the judges as to show the respective
11ballots which the voter is given.
12(Source: P.A. 84-809; 84-832.)
 
13    (10 ILCS 5/6-24)  (from Ch. 46, par. 6-24)
14    Sec. 6-24. Within 20 days after such first appointment
15shall be made, such commissioners shall organize as a board by
16electing one of their number as chairperson chairman and one as
17secretary, and they shall perform the duties incident to such
18offices. And upon every new appointment of a commissioner, such
19board shall reorganize in like manner. Each commissioner,
20before taking his seat in such board, shall take an oath of
21office before the court, which in substance shall be in the
22following form:
23    "I, .... do solemnly swear, (or affirm) that I am a citizen
24of the United States, and have resided in the State of Illinois
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1and resident of the jurisdiction of the .......... Board of
2Election Commissioners. That I will support the Constitution of
3the United States and of the State of Illinois, and the laws
4passed in pursuance thereof, to the best of my ability, and
5will faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of the office
6of election commissioner."
7    Where the 2 year residence requirement is waived by the
8appointing court, the provision pertaining to the 2 year
9residence requirement shall be omitted from the oath of office.
10    Which oath, when subscribed and sworn to before such court
11shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of said county
12and be there preserved. Such commissioner shall also, before
13taking such oath, give an official bond in the sum of
14$10,000.00 with two securities, to be approved by said court,
15conditioned for the faithful and honest performance of his
16duties and the preservation of the property of his office. Such
17board of commissioners shall at once secure and open an office
18sufficient for the purposes of such board, which shall be kept
19open during ordinary business hours of each week day and such
20other days and such other times as the board may direct or as
21otherwise required by law, legal holidays excepted; provided
22that such office shall be kept open from the time of opening
23the polls on the day of any election, primary or general, and
24until all returns of that election have been received from each
25precinct under the jurisdiction of such Board. Upon the opening
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1city, village or incorporated town is situated shall, upon
2demand, turn over to such board all registry books,
3registration record cards, poll books, tally sheets and ballot
4boxes heretofore used and all other books, forms, blanks and
5stationery of every description in his hands in any way
6relating to elections or the holding of elections within such
7city, village or incorporated town.
8(Source: P.A. 80-1437.)
 
9    (10 ILCS 5/6-44)  (from Ch. 46, par. 6-44)
10    Sec. 6-44. Any voter or voters in the ward, village or
11incorporated town containing such precinct, and any precinct
12committeeperson committeeman in the county, may, between the
13hours of nine o'clock a.m. and six p.m. of Monday and Tuesday
14of the second week prior to the week in which such election is
15to be held make application in writing, before such board of
16election commissioners, to have any name upon such register of
17any precinct erased. However, in municipalities having a
18population of more than 500,000 and having a board of election
19commissioners (except as otherwise provided for such
20municipalities in Section 6-60 of this Article) and in all
21cities, villages and incorporated towns within the
22jurisdiction of such board, such application shall be made
23between the hours of nine o'clock a.m. and six o'clock p.m. of
24Monday and Tuesday of the second week prior to the week in
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1in substance, in the words and figures following:
2    "I being a qualified voter, registered from No. .... street
3in the .... precinct of the .... ward of the city (village or
4town) of .... do hereby solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have
5personal knowledge that .... registered from No. .... street is
6not a qualified voter in the .... precinct of the .... ward of
7the city (village or town) of .... and hence I ask that his
8name be erased from the register of such precinct for the
9following reason ....
10    Affiant further says that he has personal knowledge of the
11facts set forth in the above affidavit.
12
(Signed)....
13    Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
14
....
15
...."
16    Such application shall be signed and sworn to by the
17applicant before any member of the board or the clerk thereof
18and filed with said board. Thereupon notice of such
19application, with a demand to appear before the board of
20election commissioners and show cause why his name shall not be
21erased from said register, shall be personally served upon such
22person or left at his place of residence indicated in such
23register, or in the case of a homeless individual, at his or
24her mailing address, by a messenger of said board of election
25commissioners, and, as to the manner and time of serving such
26notice such messenger shall make affidavit; the messenger shall

 

 

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1also make affidavit of the fact in case he cannot find such
2person or his place of residence, and that he went to the place
3named on such register as his or her place of residence. Such
4notice shall be served at least one day before the time fixed
5for such party to show cause.
6    The commissioners shall also cause a like notice or demand
7to be sent by mail duly stamped and directed, to such person,
8to the address upon the register at least 2 days before the day
9fixed in the notice to show cause.
10    A like notice shall be served on the person or persons
11making the application to have the name upon such register
12erased to appear and show cause why said name shall be erased,
13the notice to set out the day and hour of such hearing. If the
14voter making such application fails to appear before said board
15at the time set for the hearing as fixed in the notice or fails
16to show cause why the name upon such register shall be erased,
17the application may be dismissed by the board.
18    Any voter making such application or applications shall be
19privileged from arrest while presenting the same to the board
20of election commissioners, and while going to and returning
21from the board of election commissioners.
22(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
23    (10 ILCS 5/6-50.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.2)
24    Sec. 6-50.2. (a) The board of election commissioners shall
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1jurisdiction as deputy registrars who may accept the
2registration of any qualified resident of the State, except
3during the 27 days preceding an election.
4    The board of election commissioners shall appoint each of
5the following named persons as deputy registrars upon the
6written request of such persons:
7        1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person
8    designated by the chief librarian, of any public library
9    situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept
10    the registrations of any qualified resident of the State,
11    at such library.
12        2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by
13    the principal, of any high school, elementary school, or
14    vocational school situated within the election
15    jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
16    resident of the State, at such school. The board of
17    election commissioners shall notify every principal and
18    vice-principal of each high school, elementary school, and
19    vocational school situated in the election jurisdiction of
20    their eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer
21    training courses for service as deputy registrars at
22    conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior to
23    every election.
24        3. The president, or a qualified person designated by
25    the president, of any university, college, community
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1    within the State, who may accept the registrations of any
2    resident of the election jurisdiction, at such university,
3    college, community college, academy or institution.
4        4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
5    labor organization, or a reasonable number of qualified
6    members designated by such official, who may accept the
7    registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
8        5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide
9    State civic organization, as defined and determined by rule
10    of the State Board of Elections, or qualified members
11    designated by such official, who may accept the
12    registration of any qualified resident of the State. In
13    determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be
14    appointed, the board of election commissioners shall
15    consider the population of the jurisdiction, the size of
16    the organization, the geographic size of the jurisdiction,
17    convenience for the public, the existing number of deputy
18    registrars in the jurisdiction and their location, the
19    registration activities of the organization and the need to
20    appoint deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the
21    registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
22    event shall a board of election commissioners fix an
23    arbitrary number applicable to every civic organization
24    requesting appointment of its members as deputy
25    registrars. The State Board of Elections shall by rule
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1    organizations. Such appointments shall be made for a period
2    not to exceed 2 years, terminating on the first business
3    day of the month following the month of the general
4    election, and shall be valid for all periods of voter
5    registration as provided by this Code during the terms of
6    such appointments.
7        6. The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or a
8    reasonable number of employees designated by the Director
9    and located at public aid offices, who may accept the
10    registration of any qualified resident of the election
11    jurisdiction at any such public aid office.
12        7. The Director of the Illinois Department of
13    Employment Security, or a reasonable number of employees
14    designated by the Director and located at unemployment
15    offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
16    resident of the election jurisdiction at any such
17    unemployment office. If the request to be appointed as
18    deputy registrar is denied, the board of election
19    commissioners shall, within 10 days after the date the
20    request is submitted, provide the affected individual or
21    organization with written notice setting forth the
22    specific reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the
23    request to be appointed as deputy registrar.
24        8. The president of any corporation, as defined by the
25    Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of
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1    registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
2    The board of election commissioners may appoint as many
3additional deputy registrars as it considers necessary. The
4board of election commissioners shall appoint such additional
5deputy registrars in such manner that the convenience of the
6public is served, giving due consideration to both population
7concentration and area. Some of the additional deputy
8registrars shall be selected so that there are an equal number
9from each of the 2 major political parties in the election
10jurisdiction. The board of election commissioners, in
11appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the
12appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the
13Chairperson Chairman of the County Central Committee of the
14applicant's political party. A Chairperson Chairman of a County
15Central Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the
16board by November 30 of each year. The board may require a
17Chairperson Chairman of a County Central Committee to furnish a
18supplemental list of applicants.
19    Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time
20other than the 27 day period preceding an election. All persons
21appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered voters
22within the election jurisdiction and shall take and subscribe
23to the following oath or affirmation:
24    "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I
25will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
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1faithfully discharge the duties of the office of registration
2officer to the best of my ability and that I will register no
3person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his
4personal application before me.
5
....................................
6
(Signature of Registration Officer)"
7    This oath shall be administered and certified to by one of
8the commissioners or by the executive director or by some
9person designated by the board of election commissioners, and
10shall immediately thereafter be filed with the board of
11election commissioners. The members of the board of election
12commissioners and all persons authorized by them under the
13provisions of this Article to take registrations, after
14themselves taking and subscribing to the above oath, are
15authorized to take or administer such oaths and execute such
16affidavits as are required by this Article.
17    Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section,
18except precinct committeepersons committeemen, shall be for
192-year terms, commencing on December 1 following the general
20election of each even-numbered year, except that the terms of
21the initial appointments shall be until December 1st following
22the next general election. Appointments of precinct
23committeepersons committeemen shall be for 2-year terms
24commencing on the date of the county convention following the
25general primary at which they were elected. The county clerk
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1registrar, and shall maintain in his office for public
2inspection a list of the names of all appointees.
3    (b) The board of election commissioners shall be
4responsible for training all deputy registrars appointed
5pursuant to subsection (a), at times and locations reasonably
6convenient for both the board of election commissioners and
7such appointees. The board of election commissioners shall be
8responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy
9registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy
10registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to
11removal for cause.
12    (c) Completed registration materials under the control of
13deputy registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a) shall be
14returned to the appointing election authority by first-class
15mail within 2 business days or personal delivery within 7 days,
16except that completed registration materials received by the
17deputy registrars during the period between the 35th and 28th
18day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy
19registrars to the appointing election authority within 48 hours
20after receipt thereof. The completed registration materials
21received by the deputy registrars on the 28th day preceding an
22election shall be returned by the deputy registrars within 24
23hours after receipt thereof. Unused materials shall be returned
24by deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of
25subsection (a), not later than the next working day following
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1    (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as
2the case may be, must provide any additional forms requested by
3any deputy registrar regardless of the number of unaccounted
4registration forms the deputy registrar may have in his or her
5possession.
6    (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering
7or the promotion of any cause during the performance of his or
8her duties.
9    (f) The board of election commissioners shall not be
10criminally or civilly liable for the acts or omissions of any
11deputy registrar. Such deputy registrars shall not be deemed to
12be employees of the board of election commissioners.
13    (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy
14registrars for persons residing outside the election
15jurisdiction shall be transmitted by the board of election
16commissioners within 2 days after receipt to the election
17authority of the person's election jurisdiction of residence.
18(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)
 
19    (10 ILCS 5/6-60)  (from Ch. 46, par. 6-60)
20    Sec. 6-60. Immediately after the last registration day
21before any election, except as is otherwise provided in Section
226-43 of this Article, the board of election commissioners shall
23prepare and print precinct registers in the manner provided by
24Section 6-43 of this article, and make such copies available to
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1cities, villages and incorporated towns of less than 200,000
2inhabitants such printed lists shall be prepared only before a
3general election. On the precinct registers, the board of
4election commissioners shall indicate, by italics, asterisk,
5or other means, the names of all persons who have registered
6since the last regularly scheduled election in the consolidated
7schedule of elections established in Section 2A-1.1 of this
8Act.
9    Prior to the general election of even-numbered years, all
10boards of election commissioners shall give the precinct
11registers to the chairperson chairman of a county central
12committee of an established political party, as such party is
13defined in Section 10-2 of this Act, or to the chairperson's
14chairman's duly authorized representative. Within 30 days of
15the effective date of this Amendatory Act of 1983, all boards
16of election commissioners shall give the precinct registers
17compiled prior to the general November election of 1982 to the
18chairperson chairman of a county central committee of an
19established political party or to the chairperson's chairman's
20duly authorized representative.
21    For the first registration under this article, such
22precinct register shall be printed and available to any person
23upon application therefor at least three days before the first
24day upon which any voter may make application in writing to
25have any name erased from the register as provided by Section
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1registers, except as otherwise provided in this section for
2municipalities of more than 500,000, shall be printed and shall
3be available to any person upon application at least five days
4before the first day upon which any voter may make application
5in writing to have any name erased from the register.
6    Application to have a name upon such register erased may be
7made in the manner provided by Section 6-44 of this Article,
8and applications to erase names, complete registration, or to
9register or restore names shall be heard in the same manner as
10is provided by Section 6-45 of this Article, with application
11to the circuit court and appeal to the Supreme Court as
12provided in Sections 6-46 and 6-47. The rights conferred and
13the times specified by these sections with respect to the first
14election under this article shall also apply to succeeding
15registrations and elections. Provided, however, that in
16municipalities having a population of more than 500,000, and
17having a Board of Election Commissioners, as to all elections,
18registrations for which are made solely with the Board of
19Election Commissioners, and where no general precinct
20registrations were provided for or held within twenty-eight
21days before the election, an application to have a name upon
22such register erased, as provided for in Section 6-44, shall be
23made within two days after the publication of the printed
24precinct register, and the Board of Election Commissioners
25shall announce its decision on such applications within four
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1after its decision on such applications shall cause a
2supplemental printed precinct register showing such correction
3as may be necessary by reason of such decision to be printed in
4like manner as hereinabove provided in Section 6-43 hereof, and
5upon application a copy of the same shall be given to any
6person applying therefor. Such list shall have printed on the
7bottom thereof the facsimile signatures of the members of the
8board of election commissioners. Said supplemental printed
9precinct register shall be prima facie evidence that the
10electors whose names appear thereon are entitled to vote. If
11the dates specified in this Article as to applications to
12complete or erase registrations or as to proceedings before the
13Board of Election Commissioners or the circuit court in the
14first registration under this Article shall not be applicable
15to any subsequent primary or regular or special election, the
16Board of Election Commissioners shall, with the approval of the
17circuit court, adopt and publish a schedule of dates which
18shall permit equal intervals of time therefor as are provided
19for such first registrations.
20    After action by the Board of Election Commissioners and by
21the circuit court, a supplemental list shall be prepared and
22made available in the manner provided by Section 6-48 of this
23Article.
24    Within 60 days after each general election the board of
25election commissioners shall indicate by italics, asterisk, or
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1each registrant who voted at that general election, and shall
2provide a copy of such list to the chairperson chairman of the
3county central committee of each established political party or
4to the chairperson's chairman's duly authorized
5representative.
6    Within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory
7Act of 1983, the board of election commissioners shall indicate
8by italics, asterisk, or other means, on the list of registered
9voters in each precinct, each registrant who voted at the
10general election of 1982, and shall provide a copy of such
11coded list to the chairperson chairman of the county central
12committee of each established political party or to the
13chairperson's chairman's duly authorized representative.
14    The board of election commissioners may charge a fee to
15reimburse the actual cost of duplicating each copy of a list
16provided under either of the 2 preceding paragraphs.
17(Source: P.A. 83-1263.)
 
18    (10 ILCS 5/6-66)  (from Ch. 46, par. 6-66)
19    Sec. 6-66. Upon application to vote each registered elector
20shall sign his name or make his mark as the case may be, on a
21certificate substantially as follows:
22
"CERTIFICATE OF REGISTERED VOTER
23    City of ................. Ward .... Precinct .... Election
24...............(Date).......(Month)...........(Year)
25Registration Record ....... Checked by ............... Voter's

 

 

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1number ....
2
INSTRUCTION TO VOTERS
3    Sign this certificate and hand it to the election officers
4in charge. After the registration record has been checked, the
5officer will hand it back to you. Whereupon you shall present
6it to the officer in charge of the ballots.
7    I hereby certify that I am registered from the address
8below and am qualified to vote.
9
Signature of voter ................
10
Residence address ................"
11    An individual shall not be required to provide his social
12security number when applying for a ballot. He shall not be
13denied a ballot, nor shall his ballot be challenged, solely
14because of his refusal to provide his social security number.
15Nothing in this Act prevents an individual from being requested
16to provide his social security number when the individual
17applies for a ballot. If, however, the certificate contains a
18space for the individual's social security number, the
19following notice shall appear on the certificate, immediately
20above such space, in bold-face capital letters, in type the
21size of which equals the largest type on the certificate:
22    "THE INDIVIDUAL APPLYING FOR A BALLOT WITH THIS DOCUMENT IS
23NOT REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. HE
24OR SHE MAY NOT BE DENIED A BALLOT, NOR SHALL HIS OR HER BALLOT
25BE CHALLENGED, SOLELY BECAUSE OF HIS OR HER REFUSAL TO PROVIDE
26HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER."

 

 

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1    The applications of each State-wide political party at a
2primary election shall be separately printed upon paper of
3uniform quality, texture and size, but the applications of no 2
4State-wide political parties shall be of the same color or
5tint. If the election authority provides computer generated
6applications with the precinct, ballot style, and voter's name
7and address preprinted on the application, a single application
8may be used for State-wide political parties if it contains
9spaces or check-off boxes to indicate the political party. Such
10applications may contain spaces or check-off boxes permitting
11the voter to also request a primary ballot of any political
12party which is established only within a political subdivision
13and for which a primary is conducted on the same election day.
14Such applications shall not entitle the voter to vote in both
15the primary of a State-wide political party and the primary of
16a local political party with respect to the offices of the same
17political subdivision or to vote in the primary of more than
18one State-wide political party on the same day.
19    The judges in charge of the precinct registration files
20shall compare the signature upon such certificate with the
21signature on the registration record card as a means of
22identifying the voter. Unless satisfied by such comparison that
23the applicant to vote is the identical person who is registered
24under the same name, the judges shall ask such applicant the
25questions for identification which appear on the registration
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1of a majority of the judges of the election precinct that he is
2the identical person registered under the name in question then
3the vote of such applicant shall be challenged by a judge of
4election, and the same procedure followed as provided in this
5Article and Act for challenged voters.
6    In case the elector is unable to sign his name, a judge of
7election shall check the data on the registration card and
8shall check the address given, with the registered address, in
9order to determine whether he is entitled to vote.
10    One of the judges of election shall check the certificate
11of such applicant for a ballot after the registration record
12has been examined, and shall sign his initials on the
13certificate in the space provided therefor, and shall enter
14upon such certificate the number of the voter in the place
15provided therefor, and make an entry in the voting record space
16on the registration record, to indicate whether or not the
17applicant voted. Such judge shall then hand such certificate
18back to the applicant in case he is permitted to vote, and such
19applicant shall hand it to the judge of election in charge of
20the ballots. The certificates of the voters shall be filed in
21the order in which they are received and shall constitute an
22official poll record. The terms "poll lists" and "poll books",
23where used in this Article and Act, shall be construed to apply
24to such official poll record.
25    After each general primary election the board of election
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1to the name of each registrant on the list of registered voters
2in each precinct the primary ballot of a political party that
3the registrant requested at the general primary election. The
4board of election commissioners, within 60 days after that
5general primary election, shall provide a copy of this coded
6list to the chairman of the county central committee of each
7established political party or to the chairperson's chairman's
8duly authorized representative.
9    Within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory
10Act of 1983, the board of election commissioners shall provide
11to the chairman of the county central committee of each
12established political party or to the chairperson's chairman's
13duly authorized representative the list of registered voters in
14each precinct at the time of the general primary election of
151982 and shall indicate on such list by color code or other
16means next to the name of a registrant the primary ballot of a
17political party that the registrant requested at the general
18primary election of 1982.
19    The board of election commissioners may charge a fee to
20reimburse the actual cost of duplicating each copy of a list
21provided under either of the 2 preceding paragraphs.
22    Where an elector makes application to vote by signing and
23presenting the certificate provided by this Section, and his
24registration card is not found in the precinct registry of
25voters, but his name appears as that of a registered voter in
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1or revised by the supplemental list, or upon the consolidated
2list, if any provided by this Article and whose name has not
3been erased or withdrawn from such register, the printed
4precinct register as corrected or revised by the supplemental
5list, or consolidated list, if any, shall be prima facie
6evidence of the elector's right to vote upon compliance with
7the provisions hereinafter set forth in this Section. In such
8event it shall be the duty of one of the judges of election to
9require an affidavit by such person and 2 voters residing in
10the precinct before the judges of election that he is the same
11person whose name appears upon the printed precinct register as
12corrected or revised by the supplemental list, or consolidated
13list, if any, and that he resides in the precinct, stating the
14street and number of his residence, and upon the presentation
15of such affidavits, a certificate shall be issued to such
16elector, and upon the presentation of such certificate and
17affidavits, he shall be entitled to vote. Any elector whose
18name does not appear as a registered voter on the printed
19precinct register or supplemental list but who has a
20certificate issued by the board of election commissioners as
21provided in Section 6-43 of this Article, shall be entitled to
22vote upon the presentation of such certificate accompanied by
23the affidavits of 2 voters residing in the precinct that the
24elector is the same person described in such certificate and
25that he resides in the precinct, stating the street and number
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1shall be supplied by the board of election commissioners. All
2affidavits made under this paragraph shall be preserved and
3returned to the board of election commissioners in the manner
4provided by this Article and Article 18 of this Act. It shall
5be the duty of the board of election commissioners, within 30
6days after such election, to take the steps provided by Section
76-64 of this Article for the execution of new registration
8affidavits by electors who have voted under the provisions of
9this paragraph.
10    When the board of election commissioners delivers to the
11judges of election for use at the polls a supplemental or
12consolidated list of the printed precinct register, it shall
13give a copy of the supplemental or consolidated list to the
14chairperson chairman of a county central committee of an
15established political party or to the chairperson's chairman's
16duly authorized representative.
17    Whenever 2 or more elections occur simultaneously, the
18election official or officials charged with the duty of
19providing application certificates may prescribe the form
20thereof so that a voter is required to execute only one,
21indicating in which of the elections he desires to vote.
22    After the signature has been verified, the judges shall
23determine in which political subdivisions the voter resides by
24use of the information contained on the voter registration
25cards or the separate registration lists or other means
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1supplied by the election authority. The voter's certificate
2shall be so marked by the judges as to show the respective
3ballots which the voter is given.
4(Source: P.A. 84-809.)
 
5    (10 ILCS 5/6-70)  (from Ch. 46, par. 6-70)
6    Sec. 6-70. Such election commissioners and the executive
7director of the Board of Election Commissioners shall be paid
8by the county. In counties having a population of 500,000 or
9more, the city first adopting the provisions of this Act shall
10pay the salary of the assistant executive director. In all
11other counties such salary shall be paid by the county. In
12cities, villages and incorporated towns having a population
13less than 25,000 as determined by the last federal census, the
14election commissioners shall receive a salary of not less than
15$1,800 per annum. If the population is 25,000 or more but less
16than 40,000 the election commissioners shall receive a salary
17of not less than $2,400 per annum, to be determined by the
18county board. If the population is 40,000 or more but less than
1970,000 the election commissioners shall receive a salary of not
20less than $2,100 per annum, to be determined by the county
21board. If the population is 70,000 or more but less than
22100,000 the election commissioners shall receive a salary of
23not less than $2,700 per annum, to be determined by the county
24board. If the population is 100,000 or more but less than
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1not less than $3,200 per annum, to be determined by the county
2board. The chairperson chairman of a board of election
3commissioners, in counties with a population of less than
42,000,000, shall be paid by the county an additional amount
5equal to 10% of his salary as an election commissioner. If the
6population is less than 25,000 the executive director shall
7receive a salary of not less than $4,500 per annum. If the
8population is 25,000 or more but less than 40,000 the executive
9director shall receive a salary of not less than $8,000 per
10annum, and in such cities, villages and incorporated towns
11there may be employed one assistant executive director who
12shall receive a salary of not less than $6,000 per annum. If
13the population is 40,000 or more but less than 70,000 the
14executive director shall receive a salary of not less than
15$9,500 per annum, and in such cities, villages and incorporated
16towns there may be employed one assistant executive director
17who shall receive a salary of not less than $7,500 per annum.
18If the population is 70,000 or more but less than 100,000 the
19executive director shall receive a salary of not less than
20$11,000 per annum, and in such cities, villages and
21incorporated towns there may be employed one assistant
22executive director who shall receive a salary of not less than
23$8,000 per annum. If the population is 100,000 or more but less
24than 2,000,000 the executive director shall receive a salary of
25not less than $12,000 per annum, and in such cities, villages
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1executive director who shall receive a salary of not less than
2$8,000 per annum. It shall be the duty of the Board of Election
3Commissioners in such cities, villages and incorporated towns
4to fix the salary of the executive director and assistant
5executive director at the time of appointment of the clerk. In
6cities, villages and incorporated towns with a population
7greater than 2,000,000 the election commissioners shall
8receive a salary of not less than $21,000, provided, however,
9that the chairperson chairman of the Board of Election
10Commissioners shall receive a salary, as set by and from time
11to time changed by the Board of County Commissioners, of not
12less than $35,000 per annum and shall hold no other office. In
13cities, villages and incorporated towns with a population
14greater than 2,000,000, such other election commissioners
15shall hold no other office. In cities, villages and
16incorporated towns with a population greater than 2,000,000 the
17executive director and employees of the Board of Election
18Commissioners shall serve on a full-time basis and shall hold
19no other office. In cities, villages and incorporated towns
20with a population of greater than 2,000,000, no election
21commissioner, executive director nor employee shall
22participate in any manner, in any activity or interests of any
23political party or of any candidate for public office or for
24nomination thereof, nor participate in any political campaign
25for the nomination or election of candidates for public office.
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1from office or dismissal, as the case may be; provided, that
2nothing contained herein shall be deemed to interfere with the
3right of any person to vote for any candidate or upon any issue
4as his reason and conscience may dictate nor interfere with the
5duties of his office. All expenses incurred by such Board of
6Election Commissioners shall be paid by such city.
7    The salaries and expenditures are to be audited by the
8chief circuit judge, who may designate an independent external
9auditor to perform the task, and the salaries and expenditures
10shall be paid by the county or city treasurer, as the case may
11be, upon the warrant of the chief circuit judge of any money in
12the county or city treasury, as the case may be, not otherwise
13appropriated. It shall also be the duty of the governing
14authority of those counties and cities, respectively, to make
15provisions for the prompt payment of the salaries and
16expenditures.
17(Source: P.A. 86-874; 87-1052.)
 
18    (10 ILCS 5/6A-3)  (from Ch. 46, par. 6A-3)
19    Sec. 6A-3. Commissioners; filling vacancies.
20    (a) If the county board adopts an ordinance providing for
21the establishment of a county board of election commissioners,
22or if a majority of the votes cast on a proposition submitted
23in accordance with Section 6A-2(a) are in favor of a county
24board of election commissioners, a county board of election
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1provided in Article 6 for boards of election commissioners in
2cities, villages and incorporated towns, except that the county
3board of election commissioners shall be appointed by the
4chairperson chairman of the county board rather than the
5circuit court. However, before any appointments are made, the
6appointing authority shall ascertain whether the county clerk
7desires to be a member of the county board of election
8commissioners. If the county clerk so desires, he shall be one
9of the members of the county board of election commissioners,
10and the appointing authority shall appoint only 2 other
11members.
12    (b) For any county board of election commissioners
13established under subsection (b) of Section 6A-1, within 30
14days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
1598th General Assembly, the chief judge of the circuit court of
16the county shall appoint 5 commissioners. At least 4 of those
17commissioners shall be selected from the 2 major established
18political parties of the State, with at least 2 from each of
19those parties. Such appointment shall be entered of record in
20the office of the County Clerk and the State Board of
21Elections. Those first appointed shall hold their offices for
22the period of one, 2, and 3 years respectively, and the judge
23appointing them shall designate the term for which each
24commissioner shall hold his or her office, whether for one, 2
25or 3 years except that no more than one commissioner from each
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1term. After the initial term, each commissioner or his or her
2successor shall be appointed to a 3 year term. No elected
3official or former elected official who has been out of elected
4office for less than 2 years may be appointed to the board.
5Vacancies shall be filled by the chief judge of the circuit
6court within 30 days of the vacancy in a manner that maintains
7the foregoing political party representation.
8    (c) For any county board of election commissioners
9established under subsection (c) of Section 6A-1, within 30
10days after the conclusion of the election at which the
11proposition to establish a county board of election
12commissioners is approved by the voters, the municipal board
13shall apply to the circuit court of the county for the chief
14judge of the circuit court to appoint 2 additional
15commissioners, one of whom shall be from each major established
16political party and neither of whom shall reside within the
17limits of the municipal board, so that 3 commissioners shall
18reside within the limits of the municipal board and 2 shall
19reside within the county but not within the municipality, as it
20may exist from time to time. Not more than 3 of the
21commissioners shall be members of the same major established
22political party. Vacancies shall be filled by the chief judge
23of the circuit court upon application of the remaining
24commissioners in a manner that maintains the foregoing
25geographical and political party representation.
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1    (10 ILCS 5/7-1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-1)
2    Sec. 7-1. Application of Article.
3    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the
4nomination of all candidates for all elective State,
5congressional, judicial, and county officers, State's
6Attorneys (whether elected from a single county or from more
7than one county), city, village, and incorporated town and
8municipal officers, trustees of sanitary districts, township
9officers in townships of over 5,000 population coextensive with
10or included wholly within cities or villages not under the
11commission form of government, precinct, township, ward, and
12State central committeepersons committeemen, and delegates and
13alternate delegates to national nominating conventions by all
14political parties, as defined in Section 7-2 of this Article 7,
15shall be made in the manner provided in this Article 7 and not
16otherwise. The nomination of candidates for electors of
17President and Vice President of the United States shall be made
18only in the manner provided for in Section 7-9 of this Article.
19    (b) This Article 7 shall not apply to (i) the nomination of
20candidates for school elections and township elections, except
21in those townships specifically mentioned in subsection (a) and
22except in those cases in which a township central committee
23determines under Section 6A-2 of the Township Law of 1874 or
24Section 45-55 of the Township Code that its candidates for
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1with this Article, (ii) the nomination of park commissioners in
2park districts organized under the Park District Code, (iii)
3the nomination of officers of cities and villages organized
4under special charters, or (iv) the nomination of municipal
5officers for cities, villages, and incorporated towns with a
6population of 5,000 or less, except where a city, village, or
7incorporated town with a population of 5,000 or less has by
8ordinance determined that political parties shall nominate
9candidates for municipal office in the city, village, or
10incorporated town by primary in accordance with this Article.
11In that event, the municipal clerk shall certify the ordinance
12to the proper election officials no later than November 15 in
13the year preceding the consolidated primary election.
14    (c) The words "township officers" or "township offices"
15shall be construed, when used in this Article, to include
16supervisors.
17    (d) As provided in Sections 3.1-25-20 through 3.1-25-60 of
18the Illinois Municipal Code, a village may adopt a system of
19nonpartisan primary and general elections for the election of
20village officers.
21(Source: P.A. 88-670, eff. 12-2-94; 89-5, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
22    (10 ILCS 5/7-2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-2)
23    Sec. 7-2. A political party, which at the general election
24for State and county officers then next preceding a primary,
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1State, is hereby declared to be a political party within the
2State, and shall nominate all candidates provided for in this
3Article 7 under the provisions hereof, and shall elect
4precinct, township, ward and State central committeepersons
5committeemen as herein provided.
6    A political party, which at the general election for State
7and county officers then next preceding a primary, cast more
8than 5 per cent of the entire vote cast within any
9congressional district, is hereby declared to be a political
10party within the meaning of this Article, within such
11congressional district, and shall nominate its candidate for
12Representative in Congress, under the provisions hereof. A
13political party, which at the general election for State and
14county officers then next preceding a primary, cast more than 5
15per cent of the entire vote cast in any county, is hereby
16declared to be a political party within the meaning of this
17Article, within said county, and shall nominate all county
18officers in said county under the provisions hereof, and shall
19elect precinct, township, and ward committeepersons
20committeemen, as herein provided;
21    A political party, which at the municipal election for
22city, village or incorporated town officers then next preceding
23a primary, cast more than 5 per cent of the entire vote cast in
24any city or village, or incorporated town is hereby declared to
25be a political party within the meaning of this Article, within
26said city, village or incorporated town, and shall nominate all

 

 

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1city, village or incorporated town officers in said city or
2village or incorporated town under the provisions hereof to the
3extent and in the cases provided in Section 7-1.
4    A political party, which at the municipal election for town
5officers then next preceding a primary, cast more than 5 per
6cent of the entire vote cast in said town, is hereby declared
7to be a political party within the meaning of this Article,
8within said town, and shall nominate all town officers in said
9town under the provisions hereof to the extent and in the cases
10provided in Section 7-1.
11    A political party, which at the municipal election in any
12other municipality or political subdivision, (except townships
13and school districts), for municipal or other officers therein
14then next preceding a primary, cast more than 5 per cent of the
15entire vote cast in such municipality or political subdivision,
16is hereby declared to be a political party within the meaning
17of this Article, within said municipality or political
18subdivision, and shall nominate all municipal or other officers
19therein under the provisions hereof to the extent and in the
20cases provided in Section 7-1.
21    Provided, that no political organization or group shall be
22qualified as a political party hereunder, or given a place on a
23ballot, which organization or group is associated, directly or
24indirectly, with Communist, Fascist, Nazi or other un-American
25principles and engages in activities or propaganda designed to
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1foreign nations or the overthrow by violence of the established
2constitutional form of government of the United States and the
3State of Illinois.
4(Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.)
 
5    (10 ILCS 5/7-4)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-4)
6    Sec. 7-4. The following words and phrases in this Article 7
7shall, unless the same be inconsistent with the context, be
8construed as follows:
9    1. The word "primary" the primary elections provided for in
10this Article, which are the general primary, the consolidated
11primary, and for those municipalities which have annual
12partisan elections for any officer, the municipal primary held
136 weeks prior to the general primary election date in even
14numbered years.
15    2. The definition of terms in Section 1-3 of this Act shall
16apply to this Article.
17    3. The word "precinct" a voting district heretofore or
18hereafter established by law within which all qualified
19electors vote at one polling place.
20    4. The words "state office" or "state officer", an office
21to be filled, or an officer to be voted for, by qualified
22electors of the entire state, including United States Senator
23and Congressman at large.
24    5. The words "congressional office" or "congressional
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1    6. The words "county office" or "county officer," include
2an office to be filled or an officer to be voted for, by the
3qualified electors of the entire county. "County office" or
4"county officer" also include the assessor and board of appeals
5and county commissioners and president of county board of Cook
6County, and county board members and the chairperson chairman
7of the county board in counties subject to "An Act relating to
8the composition and election of county boards in certain
9counties", enacted by the 76th General Assembly.
10    7. The words "city office" and "village office," and
11"incorporated town office" or "city officer" and "village
12officer", and "incorporated town officer" an office to be
13filled or an officer to be voted for by the qualified electors
14of the entire municipality, including aldermen.
15    8. The words "town office" or "town officer", an office to
16be filled or an officer to be voted for by the qualified
17electors of an entire town.
18    9. The words "town" and "incorporated town" shall
19respectively be defined as in Section 1-3 of this Act.
20    10. The words "delegates and alternate delegates to
21National nominating conventions" include all delegates and
22alternate delegates to National nominating conventions whether
23they be elected from the state at large or from congressional
24districts or selected by State convention unless contrary and
25non-inclusive language specifically limits the term to one
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1    11. "Judicial office" means a post held by a judge of the
2Supreme, Appellate or Circuit Court.
3(Source: P.A. 80-1469.)
 
4    (10 ILCS 5/7-7)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-7)
5    Sec. 7-7. For the purpose of making nominations in certain
6instances as provided in this Article and this Act, the
7following committees are authorized and shall constitute the
8central or managing committees of each political party, viz: A
9State central committee, whose responsibilities include, but
10are not limited to, filling by appointment vacancies in
11nomination for statewide offices, including but not limited to
12the office of United States Senator, a congressional committee
13for each congressional district, a county central committee for
14each county, a municipal central committee for each city,
15incorporated town or village, a ward committeeperson
16committeeman for each ward in cities containing a population of
17500,000 or more; a township committeeperson committeeman for
18each township or part of a township that lies outside of cities
19having a population of 200,000 or more, in counties having a
20population of 2,000,000 or more; a precinct committeeperson
21committeeman for each precinct in counties having a population
22of less than 2,000,000; a county board district committee for
23each county board district created under Division 2-3 of the
24Counties Code; a State's Attorney committee for each group of 2
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1Superintendent of Multi-County Educational Service Region
2committee for each group of 2 or more counties which jointly
3elect a Superintendent of a Multi-County Educational Service
4Region; a judicial subcircuit committee in a judicial circuit
5divided into subcircuits for each judicial subcircuit in that
6circuit; and a board of review election district committee for
7each Cook County Board of Review election district.
8(Source: P.A. 93-541, eff. 8-18-03; 93-574, eff. 8-21-03;
994-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
10    (10 ILCS 5/7-8)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-8)
11    Sec. 7-8. The State central committee shall be composed of
12one or two members from each congressional district in the
13State and shall be elected as follows:
14
State Central Committee
15    (a) Within 30 days after January 1, 1984 (the effective
16date of Public Act 83-33), the State central committee of each
17political party shall certify to the State Board of Elections
18which of the following alternatives it wishes to apply to the
19State central committee of that party.
20    Alternative A. At the primary in 1970 and at the general
21primary election held every 4 years thereafter, each primary
22elector may vote for one candidate of his party for member of
23the State central committee for the congressional district in
24which he resides. The candidate receiving the highest number of
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1committeeman from the district. A political party may, in lieu
2of the foregoing, by a majority vote of delegates at any State
3convention of such party, determine to thereafter elect the
4State central committeepersons committeemen in the manner
5following:
6    At the county convention held by such political party,
7State central committeepersons committeemen shall be elected
8in the same manner as provided in this Article for the election
9of officers of the county central committee, and such election
10shall follow the election of officers of the county central
11committee. Each elected ward, township or precinct
12committeeperson committeeman shall cast as his vote one vote
13for each ballot voted in his ward, township, part of a township
14or precinct in the last preceding primary election of his
15political party. In the case of a county lying partially within
16one congressional district and partially within another
17congressional district, each ward, township or precinct
18committeeperson committeeman shall vote only with respect to
19the congressional district in which his ward, township, part of
20a township or precinct is located. In the case of a
21congressional district which encompasses more than one county,
22each ward, township or precinct committeeperson committeeman
23residing within the congressional district shall cast as his
24vote one vote for each ballot voted in his ward, township, part
25of a township or precinct in the last preceding primary
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1for member of the State central committee for the congressional
2district in which he resides and the Chairperson Chairman of
3the county central committee shall report the results of the
4election to the State Board of Elections. The State Board of
5Elections shall certify the candidate receiving the highest
6number of votes elected State central committeeperson
7committeeman for that congressional district.
8    The State central committee shall adopt rules to provide
9for and govern the procedures to be followed in the election of
10members of the State central committee.
11    After August 6, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act
1291-426), whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of Chairperson
13Chairman of a State central committee, or at the end of the
14term of office of Chairperson Chairman, the State central
15committee of each political party that has selected Alternative
16A shall elect a Chairperson Chairman who shall not be required
17to be a member of the State Central Committee. The Chairperson
18Chairman shall be a registered voter in this State and of the
19same political party as the State central committee.
20    Alternative B. Each congressional committee shall, within
2130 days after the adoption of this alternative, appoint a
22person of the sex opposite that of the incumbent member for
23that congressional district to serve as an additional member of
24the State central committee until his or her successor is
25elected at the general primary election in 1986. Each
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1on the basis set forth in paragraph (e) of this Section. In
2each congressional district at the general primary election
3held in 1986 and every 4 years thereafter, the male candidate
4receiving the highest number of votes of the party's male
5candidates for State central committeeman, and the female
6candidate receiving the highest number of votes of the party's
7female candidates for State central committeewoman, shall be
8declared elected State central committeeman and State central
9committeewoman from the district. At the general primary
10election held in 1986 and every 4 years thereafter, if all a
11party's candidates for State central committeemen or State
12central committeewomen from a congressional district are of the
13same sex, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes
14shall be declared elected a State central committeeman or State
15central committeewoman from the district, and, because of a
16failure to elect one male and one female to the committee, a
17vacancy shall be declared to exist in the office of the second
18member of the State central committee from the district. This
19vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the congressional
20committee of the political party, and the person appointed to
21fill the vacancy shall be a resident of the congressional
22district and of the sex opposite that of the committeeman or
23committeewoman elected at the general primary election. Each
24congressional committee shall make this appointment by voting
25on the basis set forth in paragraph (e) of this Section.
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1composed as provided in this Alternative B must be selected
2from the committee's members.
3    Except as provided for in Alternative A with respect to the
4selection of the Chairperson Chairman of the State central
5committee, under both of the foregoing alternatives, the State
6central committee of each political party shall be composed of
7members elected or appointed from the several congressional
8districts of the State, and of no other person or persons
9whomsoever. The members of the State central committee shall,
10within 41 days after each quadrennial election of the full
11committee, meet in the city of Springfield and organize by
12electing a Chairperson chairman, and may at such time elect
13such officers from among their own number (or otherwise), as
14they may deem necessary or expedient. The outgoing chairperson
15chairman of the State central committee of the party shall, 10
16days before the meeting, notify each member of the State
17central committee elected at the primary of the time and place
18of such meeting. In the organization and proceedings of the
19State central committee, each State central committeeman and
20State central committeewoman shall have one vote for each
21ballot voted in his or her congressional district by the
22primary electors of his or her party at the primary election
23immediately preceding the meeting of the State central
24committee. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the State central
25committee of any political party, the vacancy shall be filled
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1of the political party of the counties located within the
2congressional district in which the vacancy occurs and, if
3applicable, the ward and township committeepersons
4committeemen of the political party in counties of 2,000,000 or
5more inhabitants located within the congressional district. If
6the congressional district in which the vacancy occurs lies
7wholly within a county of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, the
8ward and township committeepersons committeemen of the
9political party in that congressional district shall vote to
10fill the vacancy. In voting to fill the vacancy, each
11chairperson chairman of a county central committee and each
12ward and township committeeperson committeeman in counties of
132,000,000 or more inhabitants shall have one vote for each
14ballot voted in each precinct of the congressional district in
15which the vacancy exists of his or her county, township, or
16ward cast by the primary electors of his or her party at the
17primary election immediately preceding the meeting to fill the
18vacancy in the State central committee. The person appointed to
19fill the vacancy shall be a resident of the congressional
20district in which the vacancy occurs, shall be a qualified
21voter, and, in a committee composed as provided in Alternative
22B, shall be of the same sex as his or her predecessor. A
23political party may, by a majority vote of the delegates of any
24State convention of such party, determine to return to the
25election of State central committeeman and State central
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1taken by a political party at a State convention in accordance
2with this Section shall be reported to the State Board of
3Elections by the chairperson chairman and secretary of such
4convention within 10 days after such action.
5
Ward, Township and Precinct Committeepersons Committeemen
6    (b) At the primary in 1972 and at the general primary
7election every 4 years thereafter, each primary elector in
8cities having a population of 200,000 or over may vote for one
9candidate of his party in his ward for ward committeeperson
10committeeman. Each candidate for ward committeeperson
11committeeman must be a resident of and in the ward where he
12seeks to be elected ward committeeperson committeeman. The one
13having the highest number of votes shall be such ward
14committeeperson committeeman of such party for such ward. At
15the primary election in 1970 and at the general primary
16election every 4 years thereafter, each primary elector in
17counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or more, outside
18of cities containing a population of 200,000 or more, may vote
19for one candidate of his party for township committeeperson
20committeeman. Each candidate for township committeeperson
21committeeman must be a resident of and in the township or part
22of a township (which lies outside of a city having a population
23of 200,000 or more, in counties containing a population of
242,000,000 or more), and in which township or part of a township
25he seeks to be elected township committeeperson committeeman.
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1township committeeperson committeeman of such party for such
2township or part of a township. At the primary in 1970 and at
3the general primary election every 2 years thereafter, each
4primary elector, except in counties having a population of
52,000,000 or over, may vote for one candidate of his party in
6his precinct for precinct committeeperson committeeman. Each
7candidate for precinct committeeperson committeeman must be a
8bona fide resident of the precinct where he seeks to be elected
9precinct committeeperson committeeman. The one having the
10highest number of votes shall be such precinct committeeperson
11committeeman of such party for such precinct. The official
12returns of the primary shall show the name of the
13committeeperson committeeman of each political party.
14    Terms of Committeepersons Committeemen. All precinct
15committeepersons committeemen elected under the provisions of
16this Article shall continue as such committeepersons
17committeemen until the date of the primary to be held in the
18second year after their election. Except as otherwise provided
19in this Section for certain State central committeepersons
20committeemen who have 2 year terms, all State central
21committeepersons committeemen, township committeepersons
22committeemen and ward committeepersons committeemen shall
23continue as such committeepersons committeemen until the date
24of primary to be held in the fourth year after their election.
25However, a vacancy exists in the office of precinct
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1committeeman ceases to reside in the precinct in which he was
2elected and such precinct committeeperson committeeman shall
3thereafter neither have nor exercise any rights, powers or
4duties as committeeperson committeeman in that precinct, even
5if a successor has not been elected or appointed.
6    (c) The Multi-Township Central Committee shall consist of
7the precinct committeepersons committeemen of such party, in
8the multi-township assessing district formed pursuant to
9Section 2-10 of the Property Tax Code and shall be organized
10for the purposes set forth in Section 45-25 of the Township
11Code. In the organization and proceedings of the Multi-Township
12Central Committee each precinct committeeperson committeeman
13shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his precinct by
14the primary electors of his party at the primary at which he
15was elected.
16
County Central Committee
17    (d) The county central committee of each political party in
18each county shall consist of the various township
19committeepersons committeemen, precinct committeepersons
20committeemen and ward committeepersons committeemen, if any,
21of such party in the county. In the organization and
22proceedings of the county central committee, each precinct
23committeeperson committeeman shall have one vote for each
24ballot voted in his precinct by the primary electors of his
25party at the primary at which he was elected; each township
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1ballot voted in his township or part of a township as the case
2may be by the primary electors of his party at the primary
3election for the nomination of candidates for election to the
4General Assembly immediately preceding the meeting of the
5county central committee; and in the organization and
6proceedings of the county central committee, each ward
7committeeperson committeeman shall have one vote for each
8ballot voted in his ward by the primary electors of his party
9at the primary election for the nomination of candidates for
10election to the General Assembly immediately preceding the
11meeting of the county central committee.
12
Cook County Board of Review Election District Committee
13    (d-1) Each board of review election district committee of
14each political party in Cook County shall consist of the
15various township committeepersons committeemen and ward
16committeepersons committeemen, if any, of that party in the
17portions of the county composing the board of review election
18district. In the organization and proceedings of each of the 3
19election district committees, each township committeeperson
20committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his
21or her township or part of a township, as the case may be, by
22the primary electors of his or her party at the primary
23election immediately preceding the meeting of the board of
24review election district committee; and in the organization and
25proceedings of each of the 3 election district committees, each
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1ballot voted in his or her ward or part of that ward, as the
2case may be, by the primary electors of his or her party at the
3primary election immediately preceding the meeting of the board
4of review election district committee.
5
Congressional Committee
6    (e) The congressional committee of each party in each
7congressional district shall be composed of the chairmen of the
8county central committees of the counties composing the
9congressional district, except that in congressional districts
10wholly within the territorial limits of one county, the
11precinct committeepersons committeemen, township
12committeepersons committeemen and ward committeepersons
13committeemen, if any, of the party representing the precincts
14within the limits of the congressional district, shall compose
15the congressional committee. A State central committeeperson
16committeeman in each district shall be a member and the
17chairperson chairman or, when a district has 2 State central
18committeepersons committeemen, a co-chairperson co-chairman of
19the congressional committee, but shall not have the right to
20vote except in case of a tie.
21    In the organization and proceedings of congressional
22committees composed of precinct committeepersons committeemen
23or township committeepersons committeemen or ward
24committeepersons committeemen, or any combination thereof,
25each precinct committeeperson committeeman shall have one vote
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1of his party at the primary at which he was elected, each
2township committeeperson committeeman shall have one vote for
3each ballot voted in his township or part of a township as the
4case may be by the primary electors of his party at the primary
5election immediately preceding the meeting of the
6congressional committee, and each ward committeeperson
7committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in each
8precinct of his ward located in such congressional district by
9the primary electors of his party at the primary election
10immediately preceding the meeting of the congressional
11committee; and in the organization and proceedings of
12congressional committees composed of the chairmen of the county
13central committees of the counties within such district, each
14chairperson chairman of such county central committee shall
15have one vote for each ballot voted in his county by the
16primary electors of his party at the primary election
17immediately preceding the meeting of the congressional
18committee.
19
Judicial District Committee
20    (f) The judicial district committee of each political party
21in each judicial district shall be composed of the chairperson
22chairman of the county central committees of the counties
23composing the judicial district.
24    In the organization and proceedings of judicial district
25committees composed of the chairmen of the county central
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1chairperson chairman of such county central committee shall
2have one vote for each ballot voted in his county by the
3primary electors of his party at the primary election
4immediately preceding the meeting of the judicial district
5committee.
6
Circuit Court Committee
7    (g) The circuit court committee of each political party in
8each judicial circuit outside Cook County shall be composed of
9the chairmen of the county central committees of the counties
10composing the judicial circuit.
11    In the organization and proceedings of circuit court
12committees, each chairperson chairman of a county central
13committee shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his
14county by the primary electors of his party at the primary
15election immediately preceding the meeting of the circuit court
16committee.
17
Judicial Subcircuit Committee
18    (g-1) The judicial subcircuit committee of each political
19party in each judicial subcircuit in a judicial circuit divided
20into subcircuits shall be composed of (i) the ward and township
21committeepersons committeemen of the townships and wards
22composing the judicial subcircuit in Cook County and (ii) the
23precinct committeepersons committeemen of the precincts
24composing the judicial subcircuit in any county other than Cook
25County.
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1subcircuit committee, each township committeeperson
2committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his
3township or part of a township, as the case may be, in the
4judicial subcircuit by the primary electors of his party at the
5primary election immediately preceding the meeting of the
6judicial subcircuit committee; each precinct committeeperson
7committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his
8precinct or part of a precinct, as the case may be, in the
9judicial subcircuit by the primary electors of his party at the
10primary election immediately preceding the meeting of the
11judicial subcircuit committee; and each ward committeeperson
12committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his
13ward or part of a ward, as the case may be, in the judicial
14subcircuit by the primary electors of his party at the primary
15election immediately preceding the meeting of the judicial
16subcircuit committee.
17
Municipal Central Committee
18    (h) The municipal central committee of each political party
19shall be composed of the precinct, township or ward
20committeepersons committeemen, as the case may be, of such
21party representing the precincts or wards, embraced in such
22city, incorporated town or village. The voting strength of each
23precinct, township or ward committeeperson committeeman on the
24municipal central committee shall be the same as his voting
25strength on the county central committee.
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1party, established only within a municipality or township, the
2municipal or township managing committee shall be composed of
3the party officers of the local established party. The party
4officers of a local established party shall be as follows: the
5chairperson chairman and secretary of the caucus for those
6municipalities and townships authorized by statute to nominate
7candidates by caucus shall serve as party officers for the
8purpose of filling vacancies in nomination under Section 7-61;
9for municipalities and townships authorized by statute or
10ordinance to nominate candidates by petition and primary
11election, the party officers shall be the party's candidates
12who are nominated at the primary. If no party primary was held
13because of the provisions of Section 7-5, vacancies in
14nomination shall be filled by the party's remaining candidates
15who shall serve as the party's officers.
16
Powers
17    (i) Each committee and its officers shall have the powers
18usually exercised by such committees and by the officers
19thereof, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Article.
20The several committees herein provided for shall not have power
21to delegate any of their powers, or functions to any other
22person, officer or committee, but this shall not be construed
23to prevent a committee from appointing from its own membership
24proper and necessary subcommittees.
25    (j) The State central committee of a political party which
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1Section shall adopt a plan to give effect to the delegate
2selection rules of the national political party and file a copy
3of such plan with the State Board of Elections when approved by
4a national political party.
5    (k) For the purpose of the designation of a proxy by a
6Congressional Committee to vote in place of an absent State
7central committeeman or committeewoman at meetings of the State
8central committee of a political party which elects its members
9by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this Section, the proxy
10shall be appointed by the vote of the ward and township
11committeepersons committeemen, if any, of the wards and
12townships which lie entirely or partially within the
13Congressional District from which the absent State central
14committeeman or committeewoman was elected and the vote of the
15chairmen of the county central committees of those counties
16which lie entirely or partially within that Congressional
17District and in which there are no ward or township
18committeepersons committeemen. When voting for such proxy, the
19county chairperson chairman, ward committeeperson committeeman
20or township committeeperson committeeman, as the case may be,
21shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his county, ward
22or township, or portion thereof within the Congressional
23District, by the primary electors of his party at the primary
24at which he was elected. However, the absent State central
25committeeman or committeewoman may designate a proxy when
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1members by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this Section.
2    Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person is
3ineligible to hold the position of committeeperson in any
4committee established pursuant to this Section if he or she is
5statutorily ineligible to vote in a general election because of
6conviction of a felony. When a committeeperson is convicted of
7a felony, the position occupied by that committeeperson shall
8automatically become vacant.
9(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
10    (10 ILCS 5/7-8.01)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-8.01)
11    Sec. 7-8.01. The county board district committee of each
12political party in each county board district created pursuant
13to "An Act relating to the composition and election of county
14boards in certain counties", enacted by the 76th General
15Assembly, shall consist of the precinct committeepersons
16committeemen of the precincts included in the county board
17district.
18(Source: P.A. 76-1651.)
 
19    (10 ILCS 5/7-8.02)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-8.02)
20    Sec. 7-8.02. The State's Attorney committee for each group
21of counties which jointly elect a State's Attorney and the
22Superintendent of Multi-County Educational Service Region
23committee for each group of counties which jointly elect a
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1shall consist of the chairmen of the county central committees
2of the counties composing such group of counties. In the
3organization and proceedings of a State's Attorney or
4Superintendent of Multi-County Educational Service Region
5committee, each chairperson chairman of a county central
6committee shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his or
7her county by the primary electors of his or her party at the
8last primary of an even-numbered year.
9(Source: P.A. 84-861.)
 
10    (10 ILCS 5/7-9)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-9)
11    Sec. 7-9. County central committee; county and State
12conventions.
13    (a) On the 29th day next succeeding the primary at which
14committeepersons committeemen are elected, the county central
15committee of each political party shall meet within the county
16and proceed to organize by electing from its own number a
17chairperson chairman and either from its own number, or
18otherwise, such other officers as such committee may deem
19necessary or expedient. Such meeting of the county central
20committee shall be known as the county convention.
21    The chairperson chairman of each county committee shall
22within 10 days after the organization, forward to the State
23Board of Elections, the names and post office addresses of the
24officers, precinct committeepersons committeemen and
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1political party.
2    The county convention of each political party shall choose
3delegates to the State convention of its party, if the party
4chooses to hold a State convention; but in any county having
5within its limits any city having a population of 200,000, or
6over the delegates from such city shall be chosen by wards, the
7ward committeepersons committeemen from the respective wards
8choosing the number of delegates to which such ward is entitled
9on the basis prescribed in paragraph (e) of this Section such
10delegates to be members of the delegation to the State
11convention from such county. In all counties containing a
12population of 2,000,000 or more outside of cities having a
13population of 200,000 or more, the delegates from each of the
14townships or parts of townships as the case may be shall be
15chosen by townships or parts of townships as the case may be,
16the township committeepersons committeemen from the respective
17townships or parts of townships as the case may be choosing the
18number of delegates to which such townships or parts of
19townships as the case may be are entitled, on the basis
20prescribed in paragraph (e) of this Section such delegates to
21be members of the delegation to the State convention from such
22county.
23    Each member of the State Central Committee of a political
24party which elects its members by Alternative B under paragraph
25(a) of Section 7-8 shall be a delegate to the State Convention,
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1    Each member of the State Central Committee of a political
2party which elects its members by Alternative B under paragraph
3(a) of Section 7-8 may appoint 2 delegates to the State
4Convention, if the party chooses to hold a State convention,
5who must be residents of the member's Congressional District.
6    (b) State conventions may be held within 180 days after the
7general primary in the year 2000 and every 4 years thereafter.
8In the year 1998, and every 4 years thereafter, the chairperson
9chairman of a State central committee may issue a call for a
10State convention within 180 days after the general primary.
11    The State convention of each political party, if the party
12chooses to hold a State convention, has power to make
13nominations of candidates of its political party for the
14electors of President and Vice President of the United States,
15and to adopt any party platform, and, to the extent determined
16by the State central committee as provided in Section 7-14, to
17choose and select delegates and alternate delegates at large to
18national nominating conventions. The State Central Committee
19may adopt rules to provide for and govern the procedures of the
20State convention.
21    (c) The chairperson chairman and secretary of each State
22convention, if the party chooses to hold a State convention,
23shall, within 2 days thereafter, transmit to the State Board of
24Elections of this State a certificate setting forth the names
25and addresses of all persons nominated by such State convention
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1States, and of any persons selected by the State convention for
2delegates and alternate delegates at large to national
3nominating conventions; and the names of such candidates so
4chosen by such State convention for electors of President and
5Vice President of the United States, shall be caused by the
6State Board of Elections to be printed upon the official ballot
7at the general election, in the manner required by law, and
8shall be certified to the various county clerks of the proper
9counties in the manner as provided in Section 7-60 of this
10Article 7 for the certifying of the names of persons nominated
11by any party for State offices. If and as long as this Act
12prescribes that the names of such electors be not printed on
13the ballot, then the names of such electors shall be certified
14in such manner as may be prescribed by the parts of this Act
15applicable thereto.
16    (d) Each convention, if the party chooses to hold a State
17convention, may perform all other functions inherent to such
18political organization and not inconsistent with this Article.
19    (e) At least 33 days before the date of a State convention,
20if the party chooses to hold a State convention, the
21chairperson chairman of the State central committee of each
22political party shall file in the principal office of the State
23Board of Elections a call for the State convention. Such call
24shall state, among other things, the time and place
25(designating the building or hall) for holding the State
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1chairman and attested by the secretary of the committee. In
2such convention each county shall be entitled to one delegate
3for each 500 ballots voted by the primary electors of the party
4in such county at the primary to be held next after the
5issuance of such call; and if in such county, less than 500
6ballots are so voted or if the number of ballots so voted is
7not exactly a multiple of 500, there shall be one delegate for
8such group which is less than 500, or for such group
9representing the number of votes over the multiple of 500,
10which delegate shall have 1/500 of one vote for each primary
11vote so represented by him. The call for such convention shall
12set forth this paragraph (e) of Section 7-9 in full and shall
13direct that the number of delegates to be chosen be calculated
14in compliance herewith and that such number of delegates be
15chosen.
16    (f) All precinct, township and ward committeepersons
17committeemen when elected as provided in this Section shall
18serve as though elected at large irrespective of any changes
19that may be made in precinct, township or ward boundaries and
20the voting strength of each committeeperson committeeman shall
21remain as provided in this Section for the entire time for
22which he is elected.
23    (g) The officers elected at any convention provided for in
24this Section shall serve until their successors are elected as
25provided in this Act.
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1called by the chairperson chairman, or by not less than 25% of
2the members of such committee, by giving 5 days notice to
3members of such committee in writing designating the time and
4place at which such special meeting is to be held and the
5business which it is proposed to present at such special
6meeting.
7    (i) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, whenever a
8vacancy exists in the office of precinct committeeperson
9committeeman because no one was elected to that office or
10because the precinct committeeperson committeeman ceases to
11reside in the precinct or for any other reason, the chairperson
12chairman of the county central committee of the appropriate
13political party may fill the vacancy in such office by
14appointment of a qualified resident of the county and the
15appointed precinct committeeperson committeeman shall serve as
16though elected; however, no such appointment may be made
17between the general primary election and the 30th day after the
18general primary election.
19    (j) If the number of Congressional Districts in the State
20of Illinois is reduced as a result of reapportionment of
21Congressional Districts following a federal decennial census,
22the State Central Committeemen and Committeewomen of a
23political party which elects its State Central Committee by
24either Alternative A or by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of
25Section 7-8 who were previously elected shall continue to serve
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1their terms.
2(Source: P.A. 99-522, eff. 6-30-16.)
 
3    (10 ILCS 5/7-9.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-9.1)
4    Sec. 7-9.1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act,
5whenever a vacancy exists in the office of delegate to a State
6or national nominating convention by reason of death or for any
7other reason, then the alternate receiving the highest vote
8shall succeed to the vacated office and exercise all the rights
9and prerogatives and discharge all the duties of the office.
10The vacated office of alternate shall be filled by the
11congressional committee of the district.
12    (b) Vacancies, whether temporary or permanent, in the
13office of delegate to the national nominating convention of a
14political party whose State Central Committee uses Alternative
15B of Section 7-14.1 shall be filled by alternate delegates in
16the following order:
17    1. Alternates from the same District with same Presidential
18preference;
19    2. Alternates from other Districts with same Presidential
20preference;
21    3. Alternate at-large delegates with same Presidential
22preference;
23    4. Alternates from the same District with different
24Presidential preference;
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1Presidential preference;
2    6. Alternate at-large delegates with different
3Presidential preference.
4    Unpledged delegates shall be replaced by unpledged
5alternates.
6    Each delegate shall certify in writing the order of his
7succession of alternates to the chairperson chairman of the
8State's delegation.
9    The delegation shall, as soon as practicable, fill a
10vacancy in the position of alternate delegate by choosing, in
11accord with its rules, a person of the same Presidential
12preference and from the same political subdivision.
13    The alternate succeeding to the vacated office shall
14exercise all the rights and prerogatives of the office and
15discharge all the duties of the office.
16(Source: P.A. 83-32.)
 
17    (10 ILCS 5/7-10)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10)
18    Sec. 7-10. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no
19candidate for nomination, or State central committeeperson
20committeeman, or township committeeperson committeeman, or
21precinct committeeperson committeeman, or ward committeeperson
22committeeman or candidate for delegate or alternate delegate to
23national nominating conventions, shall be printed upon the
24primary ballot unless a petition for nomination has been filed
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1following form:
2    We, the undersigned, members of and affiliated with the
3.... party and qualified primary electors of the .... party, in
4the .... of ...., in the county of .... and State of Illinois,
5do hereby petition that the following named person or persons
6shall be a candidate or candidates of the .... party for the
7nomination for (or in case of committeepersons committeemen for
8election to) the office or offices hereinafter specified, to be
9voted for at the primary election to be held on (insert date).
10    NameOfficeAddress
11John JonesGovernorBelvidere, Ill.
12Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill.
13Thomas SmithAttorney GeneralOakland, Ill.
14Name..................         Address.......................
 
15State of Illinois)
16                 ) ss.
17County of........)
18    I, ...., do hereby certify that I reside at No. ....
19street, in the .... of ...., county of ...., and State of
20....., that I am 18 years of age or older, that I am a citizen
21of the United States, and that the signatures on this sheet
22were signed in my presence, and are genuine, and that to the
23best of my knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at
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1party, and that their respective residences are correctly
2stated, as above set forth.
3
.........................
4    Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
5
.........................

 
6    Each sheet of the petition other than the statement of
7candidacy and candidate's statement shall be of uniform size
8and shall contain above the space for signatures an appropriate
9heading giving the information as to name of candidate or
10candidates, in whose behalf such petition is signed; the
11office, the political party represented and place of residence;
12and the heading of each sheet shall be the same.
13    Such petition shall be signed by qualified primary electors
14residing in the political division for which the nomination is
15sought in their own proper persons only and opposite the
16signature of each signer, his residence address shall be
17written or printed. The residence address required to be
18written or printed opposite each qualified primary elector's
19name shall include the street address or rural route number of
20the signer, as the case may be, as well as the signer's county,
21and city, village or town, and state. However the county or
22city, village or town, and state of residence of the electors
23may be printed on the petition forms where all of the electors
24signing the petition reside in the same county or city, village
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1writing the residence address, including street number, if any.
2At the bottom of each sheet of such petition shall be added a
3circulator statement signed by a person 18 years of age or
4older who is a citizen of the United States, stating the street
5address or rural route number, as the case may be, as well as
6the county, city, village or town, and state; and certifying
7that the signatures on that sheet of the petition were signed
8in his or her presence and certifying that the signatures are
9genuine; and either (1) indicating the dates on which that
10sheet was circulated, or (2) indicating the first and last
11dates on which the sheet was circulated, or (3) certifying that
12none of the signatures on the sheet were signed more than 90
13days preceding the last day for the filing of the petition and
14certifying that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief
15the persons so signing were at the time of signing the
16petitions qualified voters of the political party for which a
17nomination is sought. Such statement shall be sworn to before
18some officer authorized to administer oaths in this State.
19    No petition sheet shall be circulated more than 90 days
20preceding the last day provided in Section 7-12 for the filing
21of such petition.
22    The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on
23whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any
24signature from the petition, provided that:
25        (1) the person striking the signature shall initial the
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1        (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a
2    certification listing the page number and line number of
3    each signature struck from the petition. Such
4    certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.
5    Such sheets before being filed shall be neatly fastened
6together in book form, by placing the sheets in a pile and
7fastening them together at one edge in a secure and suitable
8manner, and the sheets shall then be numbered consecutively.
9The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting them together end
10to end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll. All petition
11sheets which are filed with the proper local election
12officials, election authorities or the State Board of Elections
13shall be the original sheets which have been signed by the
14voters and by the circulator thereof, and not photocopies or
15duplicates of such sheets. Each petition must include as a part
16thereof, a statement of candidacy for each of the candidates
17filing, or in whose behalf the petition is filed. This
18statement shall set out the address of such candidate, the
19office for which he is a candidate, shall state that the
20candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to which
21the petition relates and is qualified for the office specified
22(in the case of a candidate for State's Attorney it shall state
23that the candidate is at the time of filing such statement a
24licensed attorney-at-law of this State), shall state that he
25has filed (or will file before the close of the petition filing
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1Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, shall request that the
2candidate's name be placed upon the official ballot, and shall
3be subscribed and sworn to by such candidate before some
4officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds in the State
5and shall be in substantially the following form:
6
Statement of Candidacy
7NameAddressOfficeDistrictParty
8John Jones102 Main St.GovernorStatewideRepublican
9Belvidere,
10Illinois
11State of Illinois)
12                 ) ss.
13County of .......)
14    I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ....
15Street in the city (or village) of ...., in the county of ....,
16State of Illinois; that I am a qualified voter therein and am a
17qualified primary voter of the .... party; that I am a
18candidate for nomination (for election in the case of
19committeeperson committeeman and delegates and alternate
20delegates) to the office of .... to be voted upon at the
21primary election to be held on (insert date); that I am legally
22qualified (including being the holder of any license that may
23be an eligibility requirement for the office I seek the
24nomination for) to hold such office and that I have filed (or I
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1statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois
2Governmental Ethics Act and I hereby request that my name be
3printed upon the official primary ballot for nomination for (or
4election to in the case of committeepersons committeemen and
5delegates and alternate delegates) such office.
6
Signed ......................
7    Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ....,
8who is to me personally known, on (insert date).
9
Signed ....................
10
(Official Character)
11(Seal, if officer has one.)
 
12    The petitions, when filed, shall not be withdrawn or added
13to, and no signatures shall be revoked except by revocation
14filed in writing with the State Board of Elections, election
15authority or local election official with whom the petition is
16required to be filed, and before the filing of such petition.
17Whoever forges the name of a signer upon any petition required
18by this Article is deemed guilty of a forgery and on conviction
19thereof shall be punished accordingly.
20    A candidate for the offices listed in this Section must
21obtain the number of signatures specified in this Section on
22his or her petition for nomination.
23    (a) Statewide office or delegate to a national nominating
24convention. If a candidate seeks to run for statewide office or
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1convention elected from the State at-large, then the
2candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 5,000
3but not more than 10,000 signatures.
4    (b) Congressional office or congressional delegate to a
5national nominating convention. If a candidate seeks to run for
6United States Congress or as a congressional delegate or
7alternate congressional delegate to a national nominating
8convention elected from a congressional district, then the
9candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
10number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary
11electors of his or her party in his or her congressional
12district. In the first primary election following a
13redistricting of congressional districts, a candidate's
14petition for nomination must contain at least 600 signatures of
15qualified primary electors of the candidate's political party
16in his or her congressional district.
17    (c) County office. If a candidate seeks to run for any
18countywide office, including but not limited to county board
19chairperson or county board member, elected on an at-large
20basis, in a county other than Cook County, then the candidate's
21petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
22signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or
23her party who cast votes at the last preceding general election
24in his or her county. If a candidate seeks to run for county
25board member elected from a county board district, then the
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1number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary
2electors of his or her party in the county board district. In
3the first primary election following a redistricting of county
4board districts or the initial establishment of county board
5districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain
6at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
7qualified electors of his or her party in the entire county who
8cast votes at the last preceding general election divided by
9the total number of county board districts comprising the
10county board; provided that in no event shall the number of
11signatures be less than 25.
12    (d) County office; Cook County only.
13        (1) If a candidate seeks to run for countywide office
14    in Cook County, then the candidate's petition for
15    nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
16    equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party
17    who cast votes at the last preceding general election in
18    Cook County.
19        (2) If a candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board
20    Commissioner, then the candidate's petition for nomination
21    must contain at least the number of signatures equal to
22    0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party
23    in his or her county board district. In the first primary
24    election following a redistricting of Cook County Board of
25    Commissioners districts, a candidate's petition for
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1    equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party
2    in the entire county who cast votes at the last preceding
3    general election divided by the total number of county
4    board districts comprising the county board; provided that
5    in no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.
6        (3) If a candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board
7    of Review Commissioner, which is elected from a district
8    pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 5-5 of the Property
9    Tax Code, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
10    contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of
11    the total number of registered voters in his or her board
12    of review district in the last general election at which a
13    commissioner was regularly scheduled to be elected from
14    that board of review district. In no event shall the number
15    of signatures required be greater than the requisite number
16    for a candidate who seeks countywide office in Cook County
17    under subsection (d)(1) of this Section. In the first
18    primary election following a redistricting of Cook County
19    Board of Review districts, a candidate's petition for
20    nomination must contain at least 4,000 signatures or at
21    least the number of signatures required for a countywide
22    candidate in Cook County, whichever is less, of the
23    qualified electors of his or her party in the district.
24    (e) Municipal or township office. If a candidate seeks to
25run for municipal or township office, then the candidate's
26petition for nomination must contain at least the number of

 

 

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1signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
2his or her party in the municipality or township. If a
3candidate seeks to run for alderman of a municipality, then the
4candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
5number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary
6electors of his or her party of the ward. In the first primary
7election following redistricting of aldermanic wards or
8trustee districts of a municipality or the initial
9establishment of wards or districts, a candidate's petition for
10nomination must contain the number of signatures equal to at
11least 0.5% of the total number of votes cast for the candidate
12of that political party who received the highest number of
13votes in the entire municipality at the last regular election
14at which an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from
15the entire municipality, divided by the number of wards or
16districts. In no event shall the number of signatures be less
17than 25.
18    (f) State central committeeperson. If a candidate seeks to
19run for State central committeeperson, then the candidate's
20petition for nomination must contain at least 100 signatures of
21the primary electors of his or her party of his or her
22congressional district.
23    (g) Sanitary district trustee. If a candidate seeks to run
24for trustee of a sanitary district in which trustees are not
25elected from wards, then the candidate's petition for
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1to 0.5% of the primary electors of his or her party from the
2sanitary district. If a candidate seeks to run for trustee of a
3sanitary district in which trustees are elected from wards,
4then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at
5least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the primary
6electors of his or her party in the ward of that sanitary
7district. In the first primary election following
8redistricting of sanitary districts elected from wards, a
9candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
10signatures of 150 qualified primary electors of his or her ward
11of that sanitary district.
12    (h) Judicial office. If a candidate seeks to run for
13judicial office in a district, then the candidate's petition
14for nomination must contain the number of signatures equal to
150.4% of the number of votes cast in that district for the
16candidate for his or her political party for the office of
17Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was
18elected, but in no event less than 500 signatures. If a
19candidate seeks to run for judicial office in a circuit or
20subcircuit, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
21contain the number of signatures equal to 0.25% of the number
22of votes cast for the judicial candidate of his or her
23political party who received the highest number of votes at the
24last general election at which a judicial officer from the same
25circuit or subcircuit was regularly scheduled to be elected,
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1subcircuits located in the First Judicial District or 500
2signatures in every other Judicial District.
3    (i) Precinct, ward, and township committeeperson. If a
4candidate seeks to run for precinct committeeperson, then the
5candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 10
6signatures of the primary electors of his or her party for the
7precinct. If a candidate seeks to run for ward committeeperson,
8then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain no
9less than the number of signatures equal to 10% of the primary
10electors of his or her party of the ward, but no more than 16%
11of those same electors; provided that the maximum number of
12signatures may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever is
13greater. If a candidate seeks to run for township
14committeeperson, then the candidate's petition for nomination
15must contain no less than the number of signatures equal to 5%
16of the primary electors of his or her party of the township,
17but no more than 8% of those same electors; provided that the
18maximum number of signatures may be 50 more than the minimum
19number, whichever is greater.
20    (j) State's attorney or regional superintendent of schools
21for multiple counties. If a candidate seeks to run for State's
22attorney or regional Superintendent of Schools who serves more
23than one county, then the candidate's petition for nomination
24must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of
25the primary electors of his or her party in the territory
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1    (k) Any other office. If a candidate seeks any other
2office, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
3contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
4registered voters of the political subdivision, district, or
5division for which the nomination is made or 25 signatures,
6whichever is greater.
7    For purposes of this Section the number of primary electors
8shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, in the
9applicable district, for the candidate for that political party
10who received the highest number of votes, statewide, at the
11last general election in the State at which electors for
12President of the United States were elected. For political
13subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
14determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
15that political party who received the highest number of votes
16in the political subdivision at the last regular election at
17which an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from
18that subdivision. For wards or districts of political
19subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
20determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
21that political party who received the highest number of votes
22in the ward or district at the last regular election at which
23an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from that ward
24or district.
25    A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign
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1party.
2    The changes made to this Section of this amendatory Act of
3the 93rd General Assembly are declarative of existing law,
4except for item (3) of subsection (d).
5    Petitions of candidates for nomination for offices herein
6specified, to be filed with the same officer, may contain the
7names of 2 or more candidates of the same political party for
8the same or different offices. In the case of the offices of
9Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a joint petition including
10one candidate for each of those offices must be filed.
11(Source: P.A. 96-1018, eff. 1-1-11; 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)
 
12    (10 ILCS 5/7-11)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-11)
13    Sec. 7-11. Any candidate for President of the United States
14may have his name printed upon the primary ballot of his
15political party by filing in the office of the State Board of
16Elections not more than 113 and not less than 106 days prior to
17the date of the general primary, in any year in which a
18Presidential election is to be held, a petition signed by not
19less than 3000 or more than 5000 primary electors, members of
20and affiliated with the party of which he is a candidate, and
21no candidate for President of the United States, who fails to
22comply with the provisions of this Article shall have his name
23printed upon any primary ballot: Provided, however, that if the
24rules or policies of a national political party conflict with
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1United States in a presidential preference primary, the
2Chairperson Chairman of the State central committee of such
3national political party shall notify the State Board of
4Elections in writing, citing by reference the rules or policies
5of the national political party in conflict, and in such case
6the Board shall direct such petitions to be filed in accordance
7with the delegate selection plan adopted by the state central
8committee of such national political party. Provided, further,
9unless rules or policies of a national political party
10otherwise provide, the vote for President of the United States,
11as herein provided for, shall be for the sole purpose of
12securing an expression of the sentiment and will of the party
13voters with respect to candidates for nomination for said
14office, and the vote of the state at large shall be taken and
15considered as advisory to the delegates and alternates at large
16to the national conventions of respective political parties;
17and the vote of the respective congressional districts shall be
18taken and considered as advisory to the delegates and
19alternates of said congressional districts to the national
20conventions of the respective political parties.
21(Source: P.A. 96-1008, eff. 7-6-10; 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)
 
22    (10 ILCS 5/7-12)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-12)
23    Sec. 7-12. All petitions for nomination shall be filed by
24mail or in person as follows:
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1    congressional, or judicial office, or for any office a
2    nomination for which is made for a territorial division or
3    district which comprises more than one county or is partly
4    in one county and partly in another county or counties,
5    then, except as otherwise provided in this Section, such
6    petition for nomination shall be filed in the principal
7    office of the State Board of Elections not more than 113
8    and not less than 106 days prior to the date of the
9    primary, but, in the case of petitions for nomination to
10    fill a vacancy by special election in the office of
11    representative in Congress from this State, such petition
12    for nomination shall be filed in the principal office of
13    the State Board of Elections not more than 85 days and not
14    less than 82 days prior to the date of the primary.
15        Where a vacancy occurs in the office of Supreme,
16    Appellate or Circuit Court Judge within the 3-week period
17    preceding the 106th day before a general primary election,
18    petitions for nomination for the office in which the
19    vacancy has occurred shall be filed in the principal office
20    of the State Board of Elections not more than 92 nor less
21    than 85 days prior to the date of the general primary
22    election.
23        Where the nomination is to be made for delegates or
24    alternate delegates to a national nominating convention,
25    then such petition for nomination shall be filed in the
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1    than 113 and not less than 106 days prior to the date of
2    the primary; provided, however, that if the rules or
3    policies of a national political party conflict with such
4    requirements for filing petitions for nomination for
5    delegates or alternate delegates to a national nominating
6    convention, the chairperson chairman of the State central
7    committee of such national political party shall notify the
8    Board in writing, citing by reference the rules or policies
9    of the national political party in conflict, and in such
10    case the Board shall direct such petitions to be filed in
11    accordance with the delegate selection plan adopted by the
12    state central committee of such national political party.
13        (2) Where the nomination is to be made for a county
14    office or trustee of a sanitary district then such petition
15    shall be filed in the office of the county clerk not more
16    than 113 nor less than 106 days prior to the date of the
17    primary.
18        (3) Where the nomination is to be made for a municipal
19    or township office, such petitions for nomination shall be
20    filed in the office of the local election official, not
21    more than 99 nor less than 92 days prior to the date of the
22    primary; provided, where a municipality's or township's
23    boundaries are coextensive with or are entirely within the
24    jurisdiction of a municipal board of election
25    commissioners, the petitions shall be filed in the office
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1    of multi-township assessor shall be filed with the election
2    authority.
3        (4) The petitions of candidates for State central
4    committeeperson committeeman shall be filed in the
5    principal office of the State Board of Elections not more
6    than 113 nor less than 106 days prior to the date of the
7    primary.
8        (5) Petitions of candidates for precinct, township or
9    ward committeepersons committeemen shall be filed in the
10    office of the county clerk not more than 113 nor less than
11    106 days prior to the date of the primary.
12        (6) The State Board of Elections and the various
13    election authorities and local election officials with
14    whom such petitions for nominations are filed shall specify
15    the place where filings shall be made and upon receipt
16    shall endorse thereon the day and hour on which each
17    petition was filed. All petitions filed by persons waiting
18    in line as of 8:00 a.m. on the first day for filing, or as
19    of the normal opening hour of the office involved on such
20    day, shall be deemed filed as of 8:00 a.m. or the normal
21    opening hour, as the case may be. Petitions filed by mail
22    and received after midnight of the first day for filing and
23    in the first mail delivery or pickup of that day shall be
24    deemed as filed as of 8:00 a.m. of that day or as of the
25    normal opening hour of such day, as the case may be. All
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1    the order of actual receipt. However, 2 or more petitions
2    filed within the last hour of the filing deadline shall be
3    deemed filed simultaneously. Where 2 or more petitions are
4    received simultaneously, the State Board of Elections or
5    the various election authorities or local election
6    officials with whom such petitions are filed shall break
7    ties and determine the order of filing, by means of a
8    lottery or other fair and impartial method of random
9    selection approved by the State Board of Elections. Such
10    lottery shall be conducted within 9 days following the last
11    day for petition filing and shall be open to the public.
12    Seven days written notice of the time and place of
13    conducting such random selection shall be given by the
14    State Board of Elections to the chairperson chairman of the
15    State central committee of each established political
16    party, and by each election authority or local election
17    official, to the County Chairperson Chairman of each
18    established political party, and to each organization of
19    citizens within the election jurisdiction which was
20    entitled, under this Article, at the next preceding
21    election, to have pollwatchers present on the day of
22    election. The State Board of Elections, election authority
23    or local election official shall post in a conspicuous,
24    open and public place, at the entrance of the office,
25    notice of the time and place of such lottery. The State
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1    governing the procedures for the conduct of such lottery.
2    All candidates shall be certified in the order in which
3    their petitions have been filed. Where candidates have
4    filed simultaneously, they shall be certified in the order
5    determined by lot and prior to candidates who filed for the
6    same office at a later time.
7        (7) The State Board of Elections or the appropriate
8    election authority or local election official with whom
9    such a petition for nomination is filed shall notify the
10    person for whom a petition for nomination has been filed of
11    the obligation to file statements of organization, reports
12    of campaign contributions, and annual reports of campaign
13    contributions and expenditures under Article 9 of this Act.
14    Such notice shall be given in the manner prescribed by
15    paragraph (7) of Section 9-16 of this Code.
16        (8) Nomination papers filed under this Section are not
17    valid if the candidate named therein fails to file a
18    statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois
19    Governmental Ethics Act in relation to his candidacy with
20    the appropriate officer by the end of the period for the
21    filing of nomination papers unless he has filed a statement
22    of economic interests in relation to the same governmental
23    unit with that officer within a year preceding the date on
24    which such nomination papers were filed. If the nomination
25    papers of any candidate and the statement of economic
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1    with the same officer, the candidate must file with the
2    officer with whom the nomination papers are filed a receipt
3    from the officer with whom the statement of economic
4    interests is filed showing the date on which such statement
5    was filed. Such receipt shall be so filed not later than
6    the last day on which nomination papers may be filed.
7        (9) Any person for whom a petition for nomination, or
8    for committeeperson committeeman or for delegate or
9    alternate delegate to a national nominating convention has
10    been filed may cause his name to be withdrawn by request in
11    writing, signed by him and duly acknowledged before an
12    officer qualified to take acknowledgments of deeds, and
13    filed in the principal or permanent branch office of the
14    State Board of Elections or with the appropriate election
15    authority or local election official, not later than the
16    date of certification of candidates for the consolidated
17    primary or general primary ballot. No names so withdrawn
18    shall be certified or printed on the primary ballot. If
19    petitions for nomination have been filed for the same
20    person with respect to more than one political party, his
21    name shall not be certified nor printed on the primary
22    ballot of any party. If petitions for nomination have been
23    filed for the same person for 2 or more offices which are
24    incompatible so that the same person could not serve in
25    more than one of such offices if elected, that person must
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1    within the 5 business days following the last day for
2    petition filing. A candidate in a judicial election may
3    file petitions for nomination for only one vacancy in a
4    subcircuit and only one vacancy in a circuit in any one
5    filing period, and if petitions for nomination have been
6    filed for the same person for 2 or more vacancies in the
7    same circuit or subcircuit in the same filing period, his
8    or her name shall be certified only for the first vacancy
9    for which the petitions for nomination were filed. If he
10    fails to withdraw as a candidate for all but one of such
11    offices within such time his name shall not be certified,
12    nor printed on the primary ballot, for any office. For the
13    purpose of the foregoing provisions, an office in a
14    political party is not incompatible with any other office.
15        (10)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other
16    statute, no primary shall be held for an established
17    political party in any township, municipality, or ward
18    thereof, where the nomination of such party for every
19    office to be voted upon by the electors of such township,
20    municipality, or ward thereof, is uncontested. Whenever a
21    political party's nomination of candidates is uncontested
22    as to one or more, but not all, of the offices to be voted
23    upon by the electors of a township, municipality, or ward
24    thereof, then a primary shall be held for that party in
25    such township, municipality, or ward thereof; provided
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1    within such township, municipality, or ward thereof, for
2    which the nomination is uncontested. For purposes of this
3    Article, the nomination of an established political party
4    of a candidate for election to an office shall be deemed to
5    be uncontested where not more than the number of persons to
6    be nominated have timely filed valid nomination papers
7    seeking the nomination of such party for election to such
8    office.
9        (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other
10    statute, no primary election shall be held for an
11    established political party for any special primary
12    election called for the purpose of filling a vacancy in the
13    office of representative in the United States Congress
14    where the nomination of such political party for said
15    office is uncontested. For the purposes of this Article,
16    the nomination of an established political party of a
17    candidate for election to said office shall be deemed to be
18    uncontested where not more than the number of persons to be
19    nominated have timely filed valid nomination papers
20    seeking the nomination of such established party for
21    election to said office. This subsection (b) shall not
22    apply if such primary election is conducted on a regularly
23    scheduled election day.
24        (c) Notwithstanding the provisions in subparagraph (a)
25    and (b) of this paragraph (10), whenever a person who has
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1    become a write-in candidate for a political party's
2    nomination for any office for which the nomination is
3    uncontested files a written statement or notice of that
4    intent with the State Board of Elections or the local
5    election official with whom nomination papers for such
6    office are filed, a primary ballot shall be prepared and a
7    primary shall be held for that office. Such statement or
8    notice shall be filed on or before the date established in
9    this Article for certifying candidates for the primary
10    ballot. Such statement or notice shall contain (i) the name
11    and address of the person intending to become a write-in
12    candidate, (ii) a statement that the person is a qualified
13    primary elector of the political party from whom the
14    nomination is sought, (iii) a statement that the person
15    intends to become a write-in candidate for the party's
16    nomination, and (iv) the office the person is seeking as a
17    write-in candidate. An election authority shall have no
18    duty to conduct a primary and prepare a primary ballot for
19    any office for which the nomination is uncontested unless a
20    statement or notice meeting the requirements of this
21    Section is filed in a timely manner.
22        (11) If multiple sets of nomination papers are filed
23    for a candidate to the same office, the State Board of
24    Elections, appropriate election authority or local
25    election official where the petitions are filed shall
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1    multiple petition filings and that the candidate has 3
2    business days after receipt of the notice to notify the
3    State Board of Elections, appropriate election authority
4    or local election official that he or she may cancel prior
5    sets of petitions. If the candidate notifies the State
6    Board of Elections, appropriate election authority or
7    local election official, the last set of petitions filed
8    shall be the only petitions to be considered valid by the
9    State Board of Elections, election authority or local
10    election official. If the candidate fails to notify the
11    State Board of Elections, election authority or local
12    election official then only the first set of petitions
13    filed shall be valid and all subsequent petitions shall be
14    void.
15        (12) All nominating petitions shall be available for
16    public inspection and shall be preserved for a period of
17    not less than 6 months.
18(Source: P.A. 99-221, eff. 7-31-15.)
 
19    (10 ILCS 5/7-13)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-13)
20    Sec. 7-13. The board of election commissioners in cities of
21500,000 or more population having such board, shall constitute
22an electoral board for the hearing and passing upon objections
23to nomination petitions for ward committeepersons
24committeemen.
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1clerk within 5 business days after the last day for filing
2nomination papers. The objection shall state the name and
3address of the objector, who may be any qualified elector in
4the ward, the specific grounds of objection and the relief
5requested of the electoral board. Upon the receipt of the
6objection, the county clerk shall forthwith transmit such
7objection and the petition of the candidate to the board of
8election commissioners. The board of election commissioners
9shall forthwith notify the objector and candidate objected to
10of the time and place for hearing hereon. After a hearing upon
11the validity of such objections, the board shall certify to the
12county clerk its decision stating whether or not the name of
13the candidate shall be printed on the ballot and the county
14clerk in his or her certificate to the board of election
15commissioners shall leave off of the certificate the name of
16the candidate for ward committeeperson committeeman that the
17election commissioners order not to be printed on the ballot.
18However, the decision of the board of election commissioners is
19subject to judicial review as provided in Section 10-10.1.
20    The county electoral board composed as provided in Section
2110-9 shall constitute an electoral board for the hearing and
22passing upon objections to nomination petitions for precinct
23and township committeepersons committeemen. Such objections
24shall be filed in the office of the county clerk within 5
25business days after the last day for filing nomination papers.
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1who may be any qualified elector in the precinct or in the
2township or part of a township that lies outside of a city
3having a population of 500,000 or more, the specific grounds of
4objection and the relief requested of the electoral board. Upon
5the receipt of the objection the county clerk shall forthwith
6transmit such objection and the petition of the candidate to
7the chairperson chairman of the county electoral board. The
8chairperson chairman of the county electoral board shall
9forthwith notify the objector, the candidate whose petition is
10objected to and the other members of the electoral board of the
11time and place for hearing thereon. After hearing upon the
12validity of such objections the board shall certify its
13decision to the county clerk stating whether or not the name of
14the candidate shall be printed on the ballot, and the county
15clerk, in his or her certificate to the board of election
16commissioners, shall leave off of the certificate the name of
17the candidate ordered by the board not to be printed on the
18ballot, and the county clerk shall also refrain from printing
19on the official primary ballot, the name of any candidate whose
20name has been ordered by the electoral board not to be printed
21on the ballot. However, the decision of the board is subject to
22judicial review as provided in Section 10-10.1.
23    In such proceedings the electoral boards have the same
24powers as other electoral boards under the provisions of
25Section 10-10 of this Act and their decisions are subject to
26judicial review under Section 10-10.1.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 96-1008, eff. 7-6-10.)
 
2    (10 ILCS 5/7-14.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-14.1)
3    Sec. 7-14.1. Delegates and alternate delegates to national
4nominating conventions shall be chosen according to one of the
5following alternative methods of allocating delegates for
6election. The State central committee of each political party
7established pursuant to this Article 7 shall certify to the
8State Board of Elections, not less than 30 days prior to the
9first date for filing of petitions for election as delegate or
10alternate delegate to a national nominating convention, which
11of the following alternatives it wishes to be utilized in
12allocating the delegates and alternate delegates to which
13Illinois will be entitled at its national nominating
14convention. The State Board of Elections shall meet promptly
15and, not less than 20 days prior to the first date for filing
16of such petitions, shall publish and certify to the county
17clerk in each county the number of delegates or alternate
18delegates to be elected from each congressional district or
19from the State at large or State convention of a political
20party, as the case may be, according to the method chosen by
21each State central committee. If a State central committee
22fails to certify to the State Board of Elections its choice of
23one of the following methods prior to the aforementioned
24meeting of the State Board of Elections, the State Board of
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1pursuant to whichever of the alternatives below was used by
2that political party pursuant to whichever of the alternatives
3below was used by that political party in the most recent year
4in which delegates were selected, subject to any subsequent
5amendments.
6    Prior to the aforementioned meeting of the State Board of
7Elections at which the Board shall publish and certify to the
8county clerk the number of delegates or alternate delegates to
9be elected from each congressional district or the State at
10large or State convention, the Secretary of State shall
11ascertain from the call of the national convention of each
12political party the number of delegates and alternate delegates
13to which Illinois will be entitled at the respective national
14nominating conventions. The Secretary of State shall report the
15number of delegates and alternate delegates to which Illinois
16will be entitled at the respective national nominating
17conventions to the State Board of Elections convened as
18aforesaid to be utilized by the State Board of Elections in
19calculating the number of delegates and alternates to be
20elected from each congressional district in the State at large
21or State convention, as the case may be.
22    Alternative A: The State Board of Elections shall allocate
23the number of delegates and alternate delegates to which the
24State is entitled among the congressional districts in the
25State.
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1entitled, 10, plus those remaining unallocated under paragraph
22, shall be delegates at large. The State central committee of
3the appropriate political party shall determine whether the
4delegates at large shall be (a) elected in the primary from the
5State at large, (b) selected by the State convention, or (c)
6chosen by a combination of these 2 methods. If the State
7central committee determines that all or a specified number of
8the delegates at large shall be elected in the primary, the
9committee shall file with the Board a report of such
10determination at the same time it certifies the alternative it
11wishes to use in allocating its delegates.
12    2. All delegates other than the delegates at large shall be
13elected from the congressional districts. Two delegates shall
14be allocated from this number to each district. After reserving
1510 delegates to be delegates at large and allocating 2
16delegates to each district, the Board shall allocate the
17remaining delegates to the congressional districts pursuant to
18the following formula:
19        (a) For each district, the number of remaining
20    delegates shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator
21    of which is the vote cast in the congressional district for
22    the party's nominee in the last Presidential election, and
23    the denominator of which is the vote cast in the State for
24    the party's nominee in the last Presidential election.
25        (b) The Board shall first allocate to each district a
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1    product resulting from the multiplication procedure in
2    subparagraph (a).
3        (c) The Board shall then allocate any remaining
4    delegates, one to each district, in the order of the
5    largest fractional remainder in the product resulting from
6    the multiplication procedure in subparagraph (a), omitting
7    those districts for which that product is less than 1.875.
8        (d) The Board shall then allocate any remaining
9    delegates, one to each district, in the order of the
10    largest fractional remainder in the product resulting from
11    the multiplication procedure in subparagraph (a), among
12    those districts for which that product is at least one but
13    less than 1.875.
14        (e) Any delegates remaining unallocated shall be
15    delegates at large and shall be selected as determined by
16    the State central committee under paragraph 1 of this
17    Alternative A.
18    3. The alternate delegates at large shall be allocated in
19the same manner as the delegates at large. The alternate
20delegates other than the alternate delegates at large shall be
21allocated in the same manner as the delegates other than the
22delegates at large.
23    Alternative B: the chairperson chairman of the State
24central committee shall file with the State Board of Elections
25a statement of the number of delegates and alternate delegates
26to which the State is entitled and the number of such delegates

 

 

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1and alternate delegates to be elected from congressional
2districts. The State Board of Elections shall allocate such
3number of delegates and alternate delegates, as the case may
4be, among the congressional districts in the State for election
5from the congressional districts.
6    The Board shall utilize the sum of 1/3 of each of the
7following formulae to determine the number of delegates and
8alternate delegates, as the case may be, to be elected from
9each congressional district:
10    (1) Formula 1 shall be determined by multiplying paragraphs
11(a), (b), and (c) together as follows:
12        (a) The fraction derived by dividing the population of
13    the district by the population of the State and adding to
14    that fraction the following: 1/2 of the fraction calculated
15    by dividing the total district vote for the party's
16    candidate in the most recent presidential election by the
17    total statewide vote for that candidate in that election,
18    plus 1/2 of the fraction calculated by dividing the total
19    district vote for the party's candidate in the second most
20    recent Presidential election by the total statewide vote
21    for that candidate in that election;
22        (b) 1/2;
23        (c) The number of delegates or alternate delegates, as
24    the case may be, to which the State is entitled at the
25    party's national nominating convention.
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1(a), (b), and (c) together as follows:
2        (a) The fraction calculated by dividing the total
3    numbers of votes in the district for the party's candidate
4    in the most recent Gubernatorial election by the total
5    statewide vote for that candidate in that election, plus,
6    the fraction calculated by dividing the total district vote
7    for the party's candidate in the most recent presidential
8    election by the total statewide vote for that candidate in
9    that election;
10        (b) 1/2;
11        (c) The number of delegates or alternate delegates, as
12    the case may be, to which the State is entitled at the
13    party's national nominating convention.
14    (3) Formula 3 shall be determined by multiplying paragraphs
15(a), (b), and (c) together as follows:
16        (a) 1/2 of the fraction calculated by dividing the
17    total district vote for the party's candidate in the most
18    recent presidential election by the total statewide vote
19    for that candidate in that election, plus 1/2 of the
20    fraction calculated by dividing the total district vote for
21    the party's candidate in the second most recent
22    presidential election by the total statewide vote for that
23    candidate in that election. This sum shall be added to the
24    fraction calculated by dividing the total voter
25    registration of the party in the district by the total
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1    1 of the year prior to the year in which the national
2    nominating convention is held;
3        (b) 1/2;
4        (c) The number of delegates or alternate delegates, as
5    the case may be, to which the State is entitled at the
6    party's national nominating convention.
7    Fractional numbers of delegates and alternate delegates
8shall be rounded upward in rank order to the next whole number,
9largest fraction first, until the total number of delegates and
10alternate delegates, respectively, to be so chosen have been
11allocated.
12    The remainder of the delegates and alternate delegates
13shall be selected as determined by the State central committee
14of the party and shall be certified to the State Board of
15Elections by the chairperson chairman of the State central
16committee.
17    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
18with respect to all aspects of the selection of delegates and
19alternate delegates to a national nominating convention under
20Alternative B, this Code shall be superseded by the delegate
21selection rules and policies of the national political party
22including, but not limited to, the development of an
23affirmative action plan.
24(Source: P.A. 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
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1    Sec. 7-17. Candidate ballot name procedures.
2    (a) Each election authority in each county shall cause to
3be printed upon the general primary ballot of each party for
4each precinct in his jurisdiction the name of each candidate
5whose petition for nomination or for committeeperson
6committeeman has been filed in the office of the county clerk,
7as herein provided; and also the name of each candidate whose
8name has been certified to his office by the State Board of
9Elections, and in the order so certified, except as hereinafter
10provided.
11    It shall be the duty of the election authority to cause to
12be printed upon the consolidated primary ballot of each
13political party for each precinct in his jurisdiction the name
14of each candidate whose name has been certified to him, as
15herein provided and which is to be voted for in such precinct.
16    (b) In the designation of the name of a candidate on the
17primary ballot the candidate's given name or names, initial or
18initials, a nickname by which the candidate is commonly known,
19or a combination thereof, may be used in addition to the
20candidate's surname. If a candidate has changed his or her
21name, whether by a statutory or common law procedure in
22Illinois or any other jurisdiction, within 3 years before the
23last day for filing the petition for nomination, nomination
24papers, or certificate of nomination for that office, whichever
25is applicable, then (i) the candidate's name on the primary
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1names during the 3-year period) until name changed on (list
2date of each such name change)" and (ii) the petition, papers,
3or certificate must be accompanied by the candidate's affidavit
4stating the candidate's previous names during the period
5specified in (i) and the date or dates each of those names was
6changed; failure to meet these requirements shall be grounds
7for denying certification of the candidate's name for the
8ballot or removing the candidate's name from the ballot, as
9appropriate, but these requirements do not apply to name
10changes resulting from adoption to assume an adoptive parent's
11or parents' surname, marriage to assume a spouse's surname, or
12dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of
13marriage to assume a former surname. No other designation such
14as a political slogan, title, or degree, or nickname suggesting
15or implying possession of a title, degree or professional
16status, or similar information may be used in connection with
17the candidate's surname. For purposes of this Section, a
18"political slogan" is defined as any word or words expressing
19or connoting a position, opinion, or belief that the candidate
20may espouse, including but not limited to, any word or words
21conveying any meaning other than that of the personal identity
22of the candidate. A candidate may not use a political slogan as
23part of his or her name on the ballot, notwithstanding that the
24political slogan may be part of the candidate's name.
25    (c) The State Board of Elections, a local election
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1name designation from a ballot that is inconsistent with
2subsection (b) of this Section. In addition, the State Board of
3Elections, a local election official, or an election authority
4shall not certify to any election authority any candidate name
5designation that is inconsistent with subsection (b) of this
6Section.
7    (d) If the State Board of Elections, a local election
8official, or an election authority removes a candidate's name
9designation from a ballot under subsection (c) of this Section,
10then the aggrieved candidate may seek appropriate relief in
11circuit court.
12(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 94-1090, eff. 6-1-07.)
 
13    (10 ILCS 5/7-19)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-19)
14    Sec. 7-19. The primary ballot of each political party for
15each precinct shall be arranged and printed substantially in
16the manner following:
17    1. Designating words. At the top of the ballot shall be
18printed in large capital letters, words designating the ballot,
19if a Republican ballot, the designating words shall be:
20"REPUBLICAN PRIMARY BALLOT"; if a Democratic ballot the
21designating words shall be: "DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY BALLOT"; and in
22like manner for each political party.
23    2. Order of Names, Directions to Voters, etc. Beginning not
24less than one inch below designating words, the name of each
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1names may be printed on the ballot either in a single column or
2in 2 or more columns and in the following order, to-wit:
3    President of the United States, State offices,
4congressional offices, delegates and alternate delegates to be
5elected from the State at large to National nominating
6conventions, delegates and alternate delegates to be elected
7from congressional districts to National nominating
8conventions, member or members of the State central committee,
9trustees of sanitary districts, county offices, judicial
10officers, city, village and incorporated town offices, town
11offices, or of such of the said offices as candidates are to be
12nominated for at such primary, and precinct, township or ward
13committeepersons committeemen. If two or more columns are used,
14the foregoing offices to and including member of the State
15central committee shall be listed in the left-hand column and
16Senatorial offices, as defined in Section 8-3, shall be the
17first offices listed in the second column.
18    Below the name of each office shall be printed in small
19letters the directions to voters: "Vote for one"; "Vote for not
20more than two"; "Vote for not more than three". If no candidate
21or candidates file for an office and if no person or persons
22file a declaration as a write-in candidate for that office,
23then below the title of that office the election authority
24instead shall print "No Candidate".
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1appear either (a) the name of the candidate's preference for
2President of the United States or the word "uncommitted" or (b)
3no official designation, depending upon the action taken by the
4State central committee pursuant to Section 7-10.3 of this Act.
5    Below the name of each office shall be printed in capital
6letters the names of all candidates, arranged in the order in
7which their petitions for nominations were filed, except as
8otherwise provided in Sections 7-14 and 7-17 of this Article.
9Opposite and in front of the name of each candidate shall be
10printed a square and all squares upon the primary ballot shall
11be of uniform size. The names of each team of candidates for
12Governor and Lieutenant Governor, however, shall be printed
13within a bracket, and a single square shall be printed in front
14of the bracket. Spaces between the names of candidates under
15each office shall be uniform and sufficient spaces shall
16separate the names of candidates for one office from the names
17of candidates for another office, to avoid confusion and to
18permit the writing in of the names of other candidates.
19    Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are
20used, the provisions of this Section may be modified as
21required or authorized by Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever
22is applicable.
23(Source: P.A. 95-862, eff. 8-19-08; 96-1018, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
24    (10 ILCS 5/7-25)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-25)
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1participating in the primary election shall be substantially in
2the following form:
3    "Tally sheet for ....(name of political party) for the ....
4precinct, in the county of .... for a primary held on the ....
5day of .... A.D. ....."
6    The names of candidates for nomination and for State
7central committeepersons committeemen, township, and precinct
8and ward committeepersons committeemen, and delegates and
9alternate delegates to National nominating conventions, shall
10be placed on the tally sheets of each political party by the
11primary judges, in the order in which they appear on the
12ballot.
13(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1450.)
 
14    (10 ILCS 5/7-34)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-34)
15    Sec. 7-34. Pollwatchers in a primary election shall be
16authorized in the following manner:
17    (1) Each established political party shall be entitled to
18appoint one pollwatcher per precinct. Such pollwatchers must be
19affiliated with the political party for which they are
20pollwatching and must be a registered voter in Illinois.
21    (2) Each candidate shall be entitled to appoint two
22pollwatchers per precinct. For Federal, State, county,
23township, and municipal primary elections, the pollwatchers
24must be registered to vote in Illinois.
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1political subdivision, which has among its purposes or
2interests the investigation or prosecution of election frauds,
3and which shall have registered its name and address and the
4names and addresses of its principal officers with the proper
5election authority at least 40 days before the primary
6election, shall be entitled to appoint one pollwatcher per
7precinct. For all primary elections, the pollwatcher must be
8registered to vote in Illinois.
9    (3.5) Each State nonpartisan civic organization within the
10county or political subdivision shall be entitled to appoint
11one pollwatcher per precinct, provided that no more than 2
12pollwatchers appointed by State nonpartisan civic
13organizations shall be present in a precinct polling place at
14the same time. Each organization shall have registered the
15names and addresses of its principal officers with the proper
16election authority at least 40 days before the primary
17election. The pollwatchers must be registered to vote in
18Illinois. For the purpose of this paragraph, a "State
19nonpartisan civic organization" means any corporation,
20unincorporated association, or organization that:
21        (i) as part of its written articles of incorporation,
22    bylaws, or charter or by separate written declaration, has
23    among its stated purposes the provision of voter
24    information and education, the protection of individual
25    voters' rights, and the promotion of free and equal
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1        (ii) is organized or primarily conducts its activities
2    within the State of Illinois; and
3        (iii) continuously maintains an office or business
4    location within the State of Illinois, together with a
5    current listed telephone number (a post office box number
6    without a current listed telephone number is not
7    sufficient).
8    (4) Each organized group of proponents or opponents of a
9ballot proposition, which shall have registered the name and
10address of its organization or committee and the name and
11address of its chairperson chairman with the proper election
12authority at least 40 days before the primary election, shall
13be entitled to appoint one pollwatcher per precinct. The
14pollwatcher must be registered to vote in Illinois.
15    (5) In any primary election held to nominate candidates for
16the offices of a municipality of less than 3,000,000 population
17that is situated in 2 or more counties, a pollwatcher who is a
18resident of a county in which any part of the municipality is
19situated shall be eligible to serve as a pollwatcher in any
20polling place located within such municipality, provided that
21such pollwatcher otherwise complies with the respective
22requirements of subsections (1) through (4) of this Section and
23is a registered voter whose residence is within Illinois.
24    All pollwatchers shall be required to have proper
25credentials. Such credentials shall be printed in sufficient
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1signature(s) of the election authority and shall be available
2for distribution at least 2 weeks prior to the election. Such
3credentials shall be authorized by the real or facsimile
4signature of the State or local party official or the candidate
5or the presiding officer of the civic organization or the
6chairperson chairman of the proponent or opponent group, as the
7case may be.
8    Pollwatcher credentials shall be in substantially the
9following form:
 
10
POLLWATCHER CREDENTIALS
11TO THE JUDGES OF ELECTION:
12    In accordance with the provisions of the Election Code, the
13undersigned hereby appoints ........... (name of pollwatcher)
14at .......... (address) in the county of ...........,
15.......... (township or municipality) of ........... (name),
16State of Illinois and who is duly registered to vote from this
17address, to act as a pollwatcher in the ........... precinct of
18the .......... ward (if applicable) of the ...........
19(township or municipality) of ........... at the ...........
20election to be held on (insert date).
21........................  (Signature of Appointing Authority)
22........................  TITLE  (party official,  candidate,
23                                civic organization president,
24                        proponent or opponent group 
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1    Under penalties provided by law pursuant to Section 29-10
2of the Election Code, the undersigned pollwatcher certifies
3that he or she resides at .............. (address) in the
4county of ........., ......... (township or municipality) of
5.......... (name), State of Illinois, and is duly registered to
6vote in Illinois.
7...........................        ..........................
8(Precinct and/or Ward in           (Signature of Pollwatcher)
9Which Pollwatcher Resides)
 
10    Pollwatchers must present their credentials to the Judges
11of Election upon entering the polling place. Pollwatcher
12credentials properly executed and signed shall be proof of the
13qualifications of the pollwatcher authorized thereby. Such
14credentials are retained by the Judges and returned to the
15Election Authority at the end of the day of election with the
16other election materials. Once a pollwatcher has surrendered a
17valid credential, he may leave and reenter the polling place
18provided that such continuing action does not disrupt the
19conduct of the election. Pollwatchers may be substituted during
20the course of the day, but established political parties,
21candidates, qualified civic organizations and proponents and
22opponents of a ballot proposition can have only as many
23pollwatchers at any given time as are authorized in this
24Article. A substitute must present his signed credential to the
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1authorities must provide a sufficient number of credentials to
2allow for substitution of pollwatchers. After the polls have
3closed, pollwatchers shall be allowed to remain until the
4canvass of votes is completed; but may leave and reenter only
5in cases of necessity, provided that such action is not so
6continuous as to disrupt the canvass of votes.
7    Candidates seeking office in a district or municipality
8encompassing 2 or more counties shall be admitted to any and
9all polling places throughout such district or municipality
10without regard to the counties in which such candidates are
11registered to vote. Actions of such candidates shall be
12governed in each polling place by the same privileges and
13limitations that apply to pollwatchers as provided in this
14Section. Any such candidate who engages in an activity in a
15polling place which could reasonably be construed by a majority
16of the judges of election as campaign activity shall be removed
17forthwith from such polling place.
18    Candidates seeking office in a district or municipality
19encompassing 2 or more counties who desire to be admitted to
20polling places on election day in such district or municipality
21shall be required to have proper credentials. Such credentials
22shall be printed in sufficient quantities, shall be issued by
23and under the facsimile signature of the election authority of
24the election jurisdiction where the polling place in which the
25candidate seeks admittance is located, and shall be available
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1credentials shall be signed by the candidate.
2    Candidate credentials shall be in substantially the
3following form:
 
4
CANDIDATE CREDENTIALS
5    TO THE JUDGES OF ELECTION:
6    In accordance with the provisions of the Election Code, I
7...... (name of candidate) hereby certify that I am a candidate
8for ....... (name of office) and seek admittance to .......
9precinct of the ....... ward (if applicable) of the .......
10(township or municipality) of ....... at the ....... election
11to be held on (insert date).
12.........................             .......................
13(Signature of Candidate)              OFFICE FOR WHICH
14                                      CANDIDATE SEEKS
15                                      NOMINATION OR
16                                      ELECTION
 
17    Pollwatchers shall be permitted to observe all proceedings
18and view all reasonably requested records relating to the
19conduct of the election, provided the secrecy of the ballot is
20not impinged, and to station themselves in a position in the
21voting room as will enable them to observe the judges making
22the signature comparison between the voter application and the
23voter registration record card; provided, however, that such
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1such close proximity to the judges of election so as to
2interfere with the orderly conduct of the election and shall
3not, in any event, be permitted to handle election materials.
4Pollwatchers may challenge for cause the voting qualifications
5of a person offering to vote and may call to the attention of
6the judges of election any incorrect procedure or apparent
7violations of this Code.
8    If a majority of the judges of election determine that the
9polling place has become too overcrowded with pollwatchers so
10as to interfere with the orderly conduct of the election, the
11judges shall, by lot, limit such pollwatchers to a reasonable
12number, except that each candidate and each established or new
13political party shall be permitted to have at least one
14pollwatcher present.
15    Representatives of an election authority, with regard to an
16election under its jurisdiction, the State Board of Elections,
17and law enforcement agencies, including but not limited to a
18United States Attorney, a State's attorney, the Attorney
19General, and a State, county, or local police department, in
20the performance of their official election duties, shall be
21permitted at all times to enter and remain in the polling
22place. Upon entering the polling place, such representatives
23shall display their official credentials or other
24identification to the judges of election.
25    Uniformed police officers assigned to polling place duty
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1    The provisions of this Section shall also apply to
2supervised casting of vote by mail ballots as provided in
3Section 19-12.2 of this Act.
4(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
5    (10 ILCS 5/7-46)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-46)
6    Sec. 7-46. On receiving from the primary judges a primary
7ballot of his party, the primary elector shall forthwith and
8without leaving the polling place, retire alone to one of the
9voting booths and prepare such primary ballot by marking a
10cross (X) in the square in front of and opposite the name of
11each candidate of his choice for each office to be filled, and
12for delegates and alternate delegates to national nominating
13conventions, and for committeepersons committeemen, if
14committeepersons committeemen are being elected at such
15primary. A cross (X) in the square in front of the bracket
16enclosing the names of a team of candidates for Governor and
17Lieutenant Governor counts as one vote for each of those
18candidates.
19    Any primary elector may, instead of voting for any
20candidate for nomination or for committeeperson committeeman
21or for delegate or alternate delegate to national nominating
22conventions, whose name is printed on the primary ballot, write
23in the name of any other person affiliated with such party as a
24candidate for the nomination for any office, or for
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1delegates to national nominating conventions, and indicate his
2choice of such candidate or committeeperson committeeman or
3delegate or alternate delegate, by placing to the left of and
4opposite the name thus written a square and placing in the
5square a cross (X). A primary elector, however, may not by this
6method vote separately for Governor and Lieutenant Governor but
7must write in the names of candidates of his or her choice for
8both offices and indicate his or her choice of those names by
9placing a single square to the left of those names and placing
10in that square a cross (X).
11    Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are
12used, the provisions of this section may be modified as
13required or authorized by Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever
14is applicable.
15(Source: P.A. 96-1018, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
16    (10 ILCS 5/7-51)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-51)
17    Sec. 7-51. If the primary elector marks more names upon the
18primary ballot than there are persons to be nominated as
19candidates for an office, or for State central committeepersons
20committeemen, or precinct committeepersons committeemen, or
21township committeepersons committeemen, or ward
22committeepersons committeemen, or delegates or alternate
23delegates to National nominating conventions, or if for any
24reason it is impossible to determine the primary elector's
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1committeeperson committeeman, or delegate, his primary ballot
2shall not be counted for the nomination for such office or
3committeeperson committeeman.
4    No primary ballot, without the endorsement of the judge's
5initials thereon, shall be counted.
6    No judge shall omit to endorse his initials on a primary
7ballot, as required by this Article, nor shall any person not
8authorized so to do initial a primary ballot knowing that he is
9not so authorized.
10    Primary ballots not counted shall be marked "defective" on
11the back thereof; and primary ballots to which objections have
12been made by either of the primary judges or challengers shall
13be marked "objected to" on the back thereof; and a memorandum,
14signed by the primary judges, stating how it was counted, shall
15be written on the back of each primary ballot so marked; and
16all primary ballots marked "defective" or "objected to" shall
17be enclosed in an envelope and securely sealed, and so marked
18and endorsed as to clearly disclose its contents. The envelope
19to be used for enclosing ballots marked "defective" or
20"objected to" shall bear upon its face, in not less than 1 1/2
21inch type, the legend: "This envelope is for use after 6:00
22P.M. only." The envelope to be used for enclosing ballots
23spoiled by voters while attempting to vote shall bear upon its
24face, in not less than 1 1/2 inch type, the legend: "This
25envelope is for use before 6:00 P.M. only."
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1spoiled by voters while attempting to vote, shall be returned
2to the proper election authority by the primary judges, and a
3receipt taken therefor, and shall be preserved 2 months. Such
4official shall keep a record of the number of primary ballots
5delivered for each polling place, and he or they shall also
6enter upon such record the number and character of primary
7ballots returned, with the time when and the persons by whom
8they are returned.
9(Source: P.A. 80-1469.)
 
10    (10 ILCS 5/7-53)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-53)
11    Sec. 7-53. As soon as the ballots of a political party
12shall have been read and the votes of the political party
13counted, as provided in the last above section, the 3 judges in
14charge of the tally sheets shall foot up the tally sheets so as
15to show the total number of votes cast for each candidate of
16the political party and for each candidate for State Central
17committeeperson committeeman and precinct committeeperson
18committeeman, township committeeperson committeeman or ward
19committeeperson committeeman, and delegate and alternate
20delegate to National nominating conventions, and certify the
21same to be correct. Thereupon, the primary judges shall set
22down in a certificate of results on the tally sheet, under the
23name of the political party, the name of each candidate voted
24for upon the primary ballot, written at full length, the name
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1committeeperson committeeman, or delegate or alternate
2delegate to National nominating conventions, the total number
3of votes which the candidate received, and they shall also set
4down the total number of ballots voted by the primary electors
5of the political party in the precinct. The certificate of
6results shall be made substantially in the following form:
7
................ Party
8    At the primary election held in the .... precinct of the
9(1) *township of ...., or (2) *City of ...., or (3) *.... ward
10in the city of .... on (insert date), the primary electors of
11the .... party voted .... ballots, and the respective
12candidates whose names were written or printed on the primary
13ballot of the .... party, received respectively the following
14votes:
15Name ofNo. of
16Candidate,Title of Office,Votes
17John JonesGovernor100
18Jane James Lieutenant Governor 100
19Sam SmithGovernor70
20Samantha Smythe Lieutenant Governor 70
21Frank MartinAttorney General150
22William PrestonRep. in Congress200
23Frederick JohnCircuit Judge50
24    *Fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
25    And so on for each candidate.
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1correct.
2    Dated (insert date).
3
...................................
4
Name
                       
Address
5
...................................
6
Name
                       
Address
7
...................................
8
Name
                       
Address
9
...................................
10
Name
                       
Address
11
...................................
12
Name
                       
Address
13
Judges of Primary
          
 
14    Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are
15used, the provisions of this Section may be modified as
16required or authorized by Article 24 and Article 24A, whichever
17is applicable.
18(Source: P.A. 96-1018, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
19    (10 ILCS 5/7-55)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-55)
20    Sec. 7-55. The primary poll books or the official poll
21record, and the tally sheets with the certificates of the
22primary judges written thereon, together with the envelopes
23containing the ballots, including the envelope containing the
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1enveloped and sealed up together, properly endorsed, and the
2primary judges shall elect 2 judges (one from each of the major
3political parties), who shall immediately deliver the same to
4the clerk from whom the primary ballots were obtained, which
5clerk shall safely keep the same for 2 months, and thereafter
6shall safely keep the poll books until the next primary. Each
7election authority shall keep the office of the election
8authority, or any receiving stations designated by such
9authority, open for at least 12 consecutive hours after the
10polls close, or until the judges of each precinct under the
11jurisdiction of the election authority have delivered to the
12election authority all the above materials sealed up together
13and properly endorsed as provided herein. Materials delivered
14to the election authority which are not in the condition
15required by this Section shall not be accepted by the election
16authority until the judges delivering the same make and sign
17the necessary corrections. Upon acceptance of the materials by
18the election authority, the judges delivering the same shall
19take a receipt signed by the election authority and stamped
20with the time and date of such delivery. The election judges
21whose duty it is to deliver any materials as above provided
22shall, in the event such materials cannot be found when needed,
23on proper request, produce the receipt which they are to take
24as above provided.
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1the two largest political parties.
2    Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are
3used, the provisions of this section may be modified as
4required or authorized by Article 24 and Article 24A, whichever
5is applicable.
6(Source: P.A. 83-764.)
 
7    (10 ILCS 5/7-56)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-56)
8    Sec. 7-56. As soon as complete returns are delivered to the
9proper election authority, the returns shall be canvassed for
10all primary elections as follows. The election authority acting
11as the canvassing board pursuant to Section 1-8 of this Code
12shall also open and canvass the returns of a primary. Upon the
13completion of the canvass of the returns by the election
14authority, the election authority shall make a tabulated
15statement of the returns for each political party separately,
16stating in appropriate columns and under proper headings, the
17total number of votes cast in said county for each candidate
18for nomination or election by said party, including candidates
19for President of the United States and for State central
20committeepersons committeemen, and for delegates and alternate
21delegates to National nominating conventions, and for precinct
22committeepersons committeemen, township committeepersons
23committeemen, and for ward committeepersons committeemen.
24Within 2 days after the completion of said canvass by the
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1Board of Elections a certified copy of such tabulated statement
2of returns. The election authority shall also determine and set
3down as to each precinct the number of ballots voted by the
4primary electors of each party at the primary.
5    In the case of the nomination or election of candidates for
6offices, including President of the United States and the State
7central committeepersons committeemen, and delegates and
8alternate delegates to National nominating conventions,
9certified tabulated statement of returns for which are filed
10with the State Board of Elections, said returns shall be
11canvassed by the election authority. And, provided, further,
12that within 5 days after said returns shall be canvassed by the
13said Board, the Board shall cause to be published in one daily
14newspaper of general circulation at the seat of the State
15government in Springfield a certified statement of the returns
16filed in its office, showing the total vote cast in the State
17for each candidate of each political party for President of the
18United States, and showing the total vote for each candidate of
19each political party for President of the United States, cast
20in each of the several congressional districts in the State.
21    Within 48 hours of conducting a canvass, as required by
22this Code, of the consolidated primary, the election authority
23shall deliver an original certificate of results to each local
24election official, with respect to whose political
25subdivisions nominations were made at such primary, for each
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1the ballot. Such original certificate of results need not
2include any offices or nominations for any other political
3subdivisions.
4(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 94-647, eff. 1-1-06;
595-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/7-58)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-58)
7    Sec. 7-58. Each county clerk or board of election
8commissioners shall, upon completion of the canvassing of the
9returns, make and transmit to the State Board of Elections and
10to each election authority whose duty it is to print the
11official ballot for the election for which the nomination is
12made a proclamation of the results of the primary. The
13proclamation shall state the name of each candidate of each
14political party so nominated or elected, as shown by the
15returns, together with the name of the office for which he or
16she was nominated or elected, including precinct, township and
17ward committeepersons committeemen, and including in the case
18of the State Board of Elections, candidates for State central
19committeepersons committeemen, and delegates and alternate
20delegates to National nominating conventions. If a notice of
21contest is filed, the election authority shall, within one
22business day after receiving a certified copy of the court's
23judgment or order, amend its proclamation accordingly and
24proceed to file an amended proclamation with the appropriate
25election authorities and with the State Board of Elections.

 

 

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1    The State Board of Elections shall issue a certificate of
2election to each of the persons shown by the returns and the
3proclamation thereof to be elected State central
4committeepersons committeemen, and delegates and alternate
5delegates to National nomination conventions; and the county
6clerk shall issue a certificate of election to each person
7shown by the returns to be elected precinct, township or ward
8committeeperson committeeman. The certificate issued to such
9precinct committeeperson committeeman shall state the number
10of ballots voted in his or her precinct by the primary electors
11of his or her party at the primary at which he or she was
12elected. The certificate issued to such township
13committeeperson committeeman shall state the number of ballots
14voted in his or her township or part of a township, as the case
15may be, by the primary electors of his or her party at the
16primary at which he or she was elected. The certificate issued
17to such ward committeeperson committeeman shall state the
18number of ballots voted in his or her ward by the primary
19electors of his or her party at the primary at which he or she
20was elected.
21(Source: P.A. 94-647, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
22    (10 ILCS 5/7-59)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-59)
23    Sec. 7-59. (a) The person receiving the highest number of
24votes at a primary as a candidate of a party for the nomination
25for an office shall be the candidate of that party for such

 

 

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1office, and his name as such candidate shall be placed on the
2official ballot at the election then next ensuing; provided,
3that where there are two or more persons to be nominated for
4the same office or board, the requisite number of persons
5receiving the highest number of votes shall be nominated and
6their names shall be placed on the official ballot at the
7following election.
8    Except as otherwise provided by Section 7-8 of this Act,
9the person receiving the highest number of votes of his party
10for State central committeeperson committeeman of his
11congressional district shall be declared elected State central
12committeeperson committeeman from said congressional district.
13    Unless a national political party specifies that delegates
14and alternate delegates to a National nominating convention be
15allocated by proportional selection representation according
16to the results of a Presidential preference primary, the
17requisite number of persons receiving the highest number of
18votes of their party for delegates and alternate delegates to
19National nominating conventions from the State at large, and
20the requisite number of persons receiving the highest number of
21votes of their party for delegates and alternate delegates to
22National nominating conventions in their respective
23congressional districts shall be declared elected delegates
24and alternate delegates to the National nominating conventions
25of their party.
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1Central Committee by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of
2Section 7-8 shall select its congressional district delegates
3and alternate delegates to its national nominating convention
4by proportional selection representation according to the
5results of a Presidential preference primary in each
6congressional district in the manner provided by the rules of
7the national political party and the State Central Committee,
8when the rules and policies of the national political party so
9require.
10    A political party which elects the members to its State
11Central Committee by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of
12Section 7-8 shall select its at large delegates and alternate
13delegates to its national nominating convention by
14proportional selection representation according to the results
15of a Presidential preference primary in the whole State in the
16manner provided by the rules of the national political party
17and the State Central Committee, when the rules and policies of
18the national political party so require.
19    The person receiving the highest number of votes of his
20party for precinct committeeperson committeeman of his
21precinct shall be declared elected precinct committeeperson
22committeeman from said precinct.
23    The person receiving the highest number of votes of his
24party for township committeeperson committeeman of his
25township or part of a township as the case may be, shall be
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1said township or part of a township as the case may be. In
2cities where ward committeepersons committeemen are elected,
3the person receiving the highest number of votes of his party
4for ward committeeperson committeeman of his ward shall be
5declared elected ward committeeperson committeeman from said
6ward.
7    When two or more persons receive an equal and the highest
8number of votes for the nomination for the same office or for
9committeeperson committeeman of the same political party, or
10where more than one person of the same political party is to be
11nominated as a candidate for office or committeeperson
12committeeman, if it appears that more than the number of
13persons to be nominated for an office or elected
14committeeperson committeeman have the highest and an equal
15number of votes for the nomination for the same office or for
16election as committeeperson committeeman, the election
17authority by which the returns of the primary are canvassed
18shall decide by lot which of said persons shall be nominated or
19elected, as the case may be. In such case the election
20authority shall issue notice in writing to such persons of such
21tie vote stating therein the place, the day (which shall not be
22more than 5 days thereafter) and the hour when such nomination
23or election shall be so determined.
24    (b) Write-in votes shall be counted only for persons who
25have filed notarized declarations of intent to be write-in
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1not later than 61 days prior to the primary. However, whenever
2an objection to a candidate's nominating papers or petitions
3for any office is sustained under Section 10-10 after the 61st
4day before the election, then write-in votes shall be counted
5for that candidate if he or she has filed a notarized
6declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for that
7office with the proper election authority or authorities not
8later than 7 days prior to the election.
9    Forms for the declaration of intent to be a write-in
10candidate shall be supplied by the election authorities. Such
11declaration shall specify the office for which the person seeks
12nomination or election as a write-in candidate.
13    The election authority or authorities shall deliver a list
14of all persons who have filed such declarations to the election
15judges in the appropriate precincts prior to the primary.
16    (c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
17Section, where the number of candidates whose names have been
18printed on a party's ballot for nomination for or election to
19an office at a primary is less than the number of persons the
20party is entitled to nominate for or elect to the office at the
21primary, a person whose name was not printed on the party's
22primary ballot as a candidate for nomination for or election to
23the office, is not nominated for or elected to that office as a
24result of a write-in vote at the primary unless the number of
25votes he received equals or exceeds the number of signatures
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1unless the number of votes he receives exceeds the number of
2votes received by at least one of the candidates whose names
3were printed on the primary ballot for nomination for or
4election to the same office.
5    (2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply where
6the number of candidates whose names have been printed on the
7party's ballot for nomination for or election to the office at
8the primary equals or exceeds the number of persons the party
9is entitled to nominate for or elect to the office at the
10primary.
11(Source: P.A. 94-647, eff. 1-1-06; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 
12    (10 ILCS 5/7-60)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-60)
13    Sec. 7-60. Not less than 74 days before the date of the
14general election, the State Board of Elections shall certify to
15the county clerks the names of each of the candidates who have
16been nominated as shown by the proclamation of the State Board
17of Elections as a canvassing board or who have been nominated
18to fill a vacancy in nomination and direct the election
19authority to place upon the official ballot for the general
20election the names of such candidates in the same manner and in
21the same order as shown upon the certification, except as
22otherwise provided in this Section.
23    Not less than 68 days before the date of the general
24election, each county clerk shall certify the names of each of
25the candidates for county offices who have been nominated as

 

 

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1shown by the proclamation of the county election authority or
2who have been nominated to fill a vacancy in nomination and
3declare that the names of such candidates for the respective
4offices shall be placed upon the official ballot for the
5general election in the same manner and in the same order as
6shown upon the certification, except as otherwise provided by
7this Section. Each county clerk shall place a copy of the
8certification on file in his or her office and at the same time
9issue to the State Board of Elections a copy of such
10certification. In addition, each county clerk in whose county
11there is a board of election commissioners shall, not less than
1268 days before the date of the general election, issue to such
13board a copy of the certification that has been filed in the
14county clerk's office, together with a copy of the
15certification that has been issued to the clerk by the State
16Board of Elections, with directions to the board of election
17commissioners to place upon the official ballot for the general
18election in that election jurisdiction the names of all
19candidates that are listed on such certifications, in the same
20manner and in the same order as shown upon such certifications,
21except as otherwise provided in this Section.
22    Whenever there are two or more persons nominated by the
23same political party for multiple offices for any board, the
24name of the candidate of such party receiving the highest
25number of votes in the primary election as a candidate for such
26office, as shown by the official election returns of the

 

 

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1primary, shall be certified first under the name of such
2offices, and the names of the remaining candidates of such
3party for such offices shall follow in the order of the number
4of votes received by them respectively at the primary election
5as shown by the official election results.
6    No person who is shown by the final proclamation to have
7been nominated or elected at the primary as a write-in
8candidate shall have his or her name certified unless such
9person shall have filed with the certifying office or board
10within 10 days after the election authority's proclamation a
11statement of candidacy pursuant to Section 7-10, a statement
12pursuant to Section 7-10.1, and a receipt for the filing of a
13statement of economic interests in relation to the unit of
14government to which he or she has been elected or nominated.
15    Each county clerk and board of election commissioners shall
16determine by a fair and impartial method of random selection
17the order of placement of established political party
18candidates for the general election ballot. Such determination
19shall be made within 30 days following the canvass and
20proclamation of the results of the general primary in the
21office of the county clerk or board of election commissioners
22and shall be open to the public. Seven days written notice of
23the time and place of conducting such random selection shall be
24given, by each such election authority, to the County
25Chairperson Chairman of each established political party, and
26to each organization of citizens within the election

 

 

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1jurisdiction which was entitled, under this Article, at the
2next preceding election, to have pollwatchers present on the
3day of election. Each election authority shall post in a
4conspicuous, open and public place, at the entrance of the
5election authority office, notice of the time and place of such
6lottery. However, a board of election commissioners may elect
7to place established political party candidates on the general
8election ballot in the same order determined by the county
9clerk of the county in which the city under the jurisdiction of
10such board is located.
11    Each certification shall indicate, where applicable, the
12following:
13        (1) The political party affiliation of the candidates
14    for the respective offices;
15        (2) If there is to be more than one candidate elected
16    to an office from the State, political subdivision or
17    district;
18        (3) If the voter has the right to vote for more than
19    one candidate for an office;
20        (4) The term of office, if a vacancy is to be filled
21    for less than a full term or if the offices to be filled in
22    a political subdivision are for different terms.
23    The State Board of Elections or the county clerk, as the
24case may be, shall issue an amended certification whenever it
25is discovered that the original certification is in error.
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1    (10 ILCS 5/7-60.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-60.1)
2    Sec. 7-60.1. Certification of Candidates - Consolidated
3Election. Each local election official of a political
4subdivision in which candidates for the respective local
5offices are nominated at the consolidated primary shall, no
6later than 5 days following the canvass and proclamation of the
7results of the consolidated primary, certify to each election
8authority whose duty it is to prepare the official ballot for
9the consolidated election in that political subdivision the
10names of each of the candidates who have been nominated as
11shown by the proclamation of the appropriate election authority
12or who have been nominated to fill a vacancy in nomination and
13direct the election authority to place upon the official ballot
14for the consolidated election the names of such candidates in
15the same manner and in the same order as shown upon the
16certification, except as otherwise provided by this Section.
17    Whenever there are two or more persons nominated by the
18same political party for multiple offices for any board, the
19name of the candidate of such party receiving the highest
20number of votes in the consolidated primary election as a
21candidate for such consolidated primary, shall be certified
22first under the name of such office, and the names of the
23remaining candidates of such party for such offices shall
24follow in the order of the number of votes received by them
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1the official election results.
2    No person who is shown by the election authority's
3proclamation to have been nominated at the consolidated primary
4as a write-in candidate shall have his or her name certified
5unless such person shall have filed with the certifying office
6or board within 5 days after the election authority's
7proclamation a statement of candidacy pursuant to Section 7-10
8and a statement pursuant to Section 7-10.1.
9    Each board of election commissioners of the cities in which
10established political party candidates for city offices are
11nominated at the consolidated primary shall determine by a fair
12and impartial method of random selection the order of placement
13of the established political party candidates for the
14consolidated ballot. Such determination shall be made within 5
15days following the canvass and proclamation of the results of
16the consolidated primary and shall be open to the public. Three
17days written notice of the time and place of conducting such
18random selection shall be given, by each such election
19authority, to the County Chairperson Chairman of each
20established political party, and to each organization of
21citizens within the election jurisdiction which was entitled,
22under this Article, at the next preceding election, to have
23pollwatchers present on the day of election. Each election
24authority shall post in a conspicuous, open and public place,
25at the entrance of the election authority office, notice of the
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1    Each local election official of a political subdivision in
2which established political party candidates for the
3respective local offices are nominated by primary shall
4determine by a fair and impartial method of random selection
5the order of placement of the established political party
6candidates for the consolidated election ballot and, in the
7case of certain municipalities having annual elections, on the
8general primary ballot for election. Such determination shall
9be made prior to the canvass and proclamation of results of the
10consolidated primary or special municipal primary, as the case
11may be, in the office of the local election official and shall
12be open to the public. Three days written notice of the time
13and place of conducting such random selection shall be given,
14by each such local election official, to the County Chairperson
15Chairman of each established political party, and to each
16organization of citizens within the election jurisdiction
17which was entitled, under this Article, at the next preceding
18election, to have pollwatchers present on the day of election.
19Each local election official shall post in a conspicuous, open
20and public place notice of such lottery. Immediately
21thereafter, the local election official shall certify the
22ballot placement order so determined to the proper election
23authorities charged with the preparation of the consolidated
24election, or general primary, ballot for that political
25subdivision.
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1election, each local election official of a political
2subdivision in which established political party candidates
3for the respective local offices have been nominated by caucus
4or have been nominated because no primary was required to be
5held shall certify to each election authority whose duty it is
6to prepare the official ballot for the consolidated election in
7that political subdivision the names of each of the candidates
8whose certificates of nomination or nomination papers have been
9filed in his or her office and direct the election authority to
10place upon the official ballot for the consolidated election
11the names of such candidates in the same manner and in the same
12order as shown upon the certification. Such local election
13official shall, prior to certification, determine by a fair and
14impartial method of random selection the order of placement of
15the established political party candidates for the
16consolidated election ballot. Such determination shall be made
17in the office of the local election official and shall be open
18to the public. Three days written notice of the time and place
19of conducting such random selection shall be given by each such
20local election official to the county chairperson chairman of
21each established political party, and to each organization of
22citizens within the election jurisdiction which was entitled,
23under this Article, at the next preceding election, to have
24pollwatchers present on the day of election. Each local
25election official shall post in a conspicuous, open and public
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1place of such lottery. The local election official shall
2certify the ballot placement order so determined as part of his
3official certification of candidates to the election
4authorities whose duty it is to prepare the official ballot for
5the consolidated election in that political subdivision.
6    The certification shall indicate, where applicable, the
7following:
8        (1) The political party affiliation of the candidates
9    for the respective offices;
10        (2) If there is to be more than one candidate elected
11    or nominated to an office from the State, political
12    subdivision or district;
13        (3) If the voter has the right to vote for more than
14    one candidate for an office;
15        (4) The term of office, if a vacancy is to be filled
16    for less than a full term or if the offices to be filled in
17    a political subdivision or district are for different
18    terms.
19    The local election official shall issue an amended
20certification whenever it is discovered that the original
21certification is in error.
22(Source: P.A. 96-1008, eff. 7-6-10.)
 
23    (10 ILCS 5/8-5)  (from Ch. 46, par. 8-5)
24    Sec. 8-5. There shall be constituted one legislative
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1and one representative committee for each political party in
2each representative district. Legislative and representative
3committees shall be composed as follows:
4    In legislative or representative districts within or
5including a portion of any county containing 2,000,000 or more
6inhabitants, the legislative or representative committee of a
7political party shall consist of the committeepersons
8committeemen of such party representing each township or ward
9of such county any portion of which township or ward is
10included within such legislative or representative district
11and the chairperson chairman of each county central committee
12of such party of any county containing less than 2,000,000
13inhabitants any portion of which county is included within such
14legislative or representative district.
15    In the remainder of the State, the legislative or
16representative committee of a political party shall consist of
17the chairperson chairman of each county central committee of
18such party, any portion of which county is included within such
19legislative or representative district; but if a legislative or
20representative district comprises only one county, or part of a
21county, its legislative or representative committee shall
22consist of the chairperson chairman of the county central
23committee and 2 members of the county central committee who
24reside in the legislative or representative district, as the
25case may be, elected by the county central committee.
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1immediately following the decennial redistricting required by
2Section 3 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution of 1970,
3the ward committeepersons committeemen, township
4committeepersons committeemen or chairmen of county central
5committees within each of the redistricted legislative and
6representative districts shall meet and proceed to organize by
7electing from among their own number a chairperson chairman
8and, either from among their own number or otherwise, such
9other officers as they may deem necessary or expedient. The
10ward committeepersons committeemen, township committeepersons
11committeemen or chairmen of county central committees shall
12determine the time and place (which shall be in the limits of
13such district) of such meeting. Immediately upon completion of
14organization, the chairperson chairman shall forward to the
15State Board of Elections the names and addresses of the
16chairperson chairman and secretary of the committee. A vacancy
17shall occur when a member dies, resigns or ceases to reside in
18the county, township or ward which he represented.
19    Within 180 days after the primary of each other
20even-numbered year, each legislative committee and
21representative committee shall meet and proceed to organize by
22electing from among its own number a chairperson chairman, and
23either from its own number or otherwise, such other officers as
24each committee may deem necessary or expedient. Immediately
25upon completion of organization, the chairperson chairman
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1addresses of the chairperson chairman and secretary of the
2committee. The outgoing chairperson chairman of such committee
3shall notify the members of the time and place (which shall be
4in the limits of such district) of such meeting. A vacancy
5shall occur when a member dies, resigns, or ceases to reside in
6the county, township or ward, which he represented.
7    If any change is made in the boundaries of any precinct,
8township or ward, the committeeperson committeeman previously
9elected therefrom shall continue to serve, as if no boundary
10change had occurred, for the purpose of acting as a member of a
11legislative or representative committee until his successor is
12elected or appointed.
13(Source: P.A. 84-352.)
 
14    (10 ILCS 5/8-6)  (from Ch. 46, par. 8-6)
15    Sec. 8-6. In legislative or representative districts
16wholly contained within counties having 2,000,000 or more
17inhabitants each member of each legislative or representative
18committee shall in its organization and proceedings be entitled
19to one vote for each ballot voted in that portion of his
20township or ward in the legislative or representative district
21by the primary electors of his party at the last primary at
22which members of the General Assembly were nominated. If a
23portion of the legislative or representative district is within
24a county containing 2,000,000 or more inhabitants then each
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1entitled to vote as follows: (a) in the portion of the district
2lying within a county of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, each
3committeeperson committeeman shall be entitled to one vote for
4each ballot voted in that portion of his township or ward in
5the legislative or representative district by primary electors
6of his party at the last primary at which township or ward
7committeepersons committeemen were elected; (b) in the portion
8of the district lying outside a county of 2,000,000 or more
9inhabitants, each chairperson chairman of a county central
10committee shall be entitled to one vote for each ballot voted
11in that portion of his county in the legislative or
12representative district by the primary electors of his party at
13the last primary at which members of the General Assembly were
14nominated. In the remainder of the State, each member shall be
15entitled to cast one vote for each ballot voted in that portion
16of his county in the legislative or representative district by
17the primary electors of his party at the last primary at which
18members of the General Assembly were nominated. However, in
19counties under 2,000,000 population, if the legislative or
20representative district comprises only one county, or part of a
21county, each legislative or representative committee member
22shall be entitled to cast one vote.
23(Source: P.A. 84-1308.)
 
24    (10 ILCS 5/8-7)  (from Ch. 46, par. 8-7)
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1existence are hereby recognized and shall exercise the powers
2and perform the duties herein prescribed until
3committeepersons committeemen are chosen, in accordance with
4the provisions of this article.
5(Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.)
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/9-1.3)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.3)
7    Sec. 9-1.3. "Candidate" means any person who seeks
8nomination for election, election to or retention in public
9office, or any person who seeks election as ward or township
10committeeperson committeeman in counties of 3,000,000 or more
11population, whether or not such person is elected. A person
12seeks nomination for election, election or retention if he (1)
13takes the action necessary under the laws of this State to
14attempt to qualify for nomination for election, election to or
15retention in public office or election as ward or township
16committeeperson committeeman in counties of 3,000,000 or more
17population, or (2) receives contributions or makes
18expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to receive
19contributions or make expenditures with a view to bringing
20about his nomination for election or election to or retention
21in public office, or his or her election as ward or township
22committeeperson committeeman in counties of 3,000,000 or more
23population.
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1    (10 ILCS 5/9-1.8)   (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.8)
2    Sec. 9-1.8. Political committees.
3    (a) "Political committee" includes a candidate political
4committee, a political party committee, a political action
5committee, a ballot initiative committee, and an independent
6expenditure committee.
7    (b) "Candidate political committee" means the candidate
8himself or herself or any natural person, trust, partnership,
9corporation, or other organization or group of persons
10designated by the candidate that accepts contributions or makes
11expenditures during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount
12exceeding $5,000 on behalf of the candidate.
13    (c) "Political party committee" means the State central
14committee of a political party, a county central committee of a
15political party, a legislative caucus committee, or a committee
16formed by a ward or township committeeperson committeeman of a
17political party. For purposes of this Article, a "legislative
18caucus committee" means a committee established for the purpose
19of electing candidates to the General Assembly by the person
20elected President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the Senate,
21Speaker of the House of Representatives, Minority Leader of the
22House of Representatives, or a committee established by 5 or
23more members of the same caucus of the Senate or 10 or more
24members of the same caucus of the House of Representatives.
25    (d) "Political action committee" means any natural person,
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1other organization or group of persons, other than a candidate,
2political party, candidate political committee, or political
3party committee, that accepts contributions or makes
4expenditures during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount
5exceeding $5,000 on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate
6or candidates for public office. "Political action committee"
7includes any natural person, trust, partnership, committee,
8association, corporation, or other organization or group of
9persons, other than a candidate, political party, candidate
10political committee, or political party committee, that makes
11electioneering communications during any 12-month period in an
12aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 related to any candidate or
13candidates for public office.
14    (e) "Ballot initiative committee" means any natural
15person, trust, partnership, committee, association,
16corporation, or other organization or group of persons that
17accepts contributions or makes expenditures during any
1812-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 in
19support of or in opposition to any question of public policy to
20be submitted to the electors. "Ballot initiative committee"
21includes any natural person, trust, partnership, committee,
22association, corporation, or other organization or group of
23persons that makes electioneering communications during any
2412-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 related
25to any question of public policy to be submitted to the voters.
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1expenditures received or made with the purpose of securing a
2place on the ballot for, advocating the defeat or passage of,
3or engaging in electioneering communication regarding the
4question of public policy, regardless of the method of
5initiation of the question of public policy and regardless of
6whether petitions have been circulated or filed with the
7appropriate office or whether the question has been adopted and
8certified by the governing body.
9    (f) "Independent expenditure committee" means any trust,
10partnership, committee, association, corporation, or other
11organization or group of persons formed for the exclusive
12purpose of making independent expenditures during any 12-month
13period in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 in support of or
14in opposition to (i) the nomination for election, election,
15retention, or defeat of any public official or candidate or
16(ii) any question of public policy to be submitted to the
17electors. "Independent expenditure committee" also includes
18any trust, partnership, committee, association, corporation,
19or other organization or group of persons that makes
20electioneering communications that are not made in connection,
21consultation, or concert with or at the request or suggestion
22of a public official or candidate, a public official's or
23candidate's designated political committee or campaign, or an
24agent or agents of the public official, candidate, or political
25committee or campaign during any 12-month period in an
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1for election, election, retention, or defeat of any public
2official or candidate or (ii) any question of public policy to
3be submitted to the voters.
4(Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-115, eff. 7-29-13.)
 
5    (10 ILCS 5/9-2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-2)
6    Sec. 9-2. Political committee designations.
7    (a) Every political committee shall be designated as a (i)
8candidate political committee, (ii) political party committee,
9(iii) political action committee, (iv) ballot initiative
10committee, or (v) independent expenditure committee.
11    (b) Beginning January 1, 2011, no public official or
12candidate for public office may maintain or establish more than
13one candidate political committee for each office that public
14official or candidate holds or is seeking. The name of each
15candidate political committee shall identify the name of the
16public official or candidate supported by the candidate
17political committee. If a candidate establishes separate
18candidate political committees for each public office, the name
19of each candidate political committee shall also include the
20public office to which the candidate seeks nomination for
21election, election, or retention. If a candidate establishes
22one candidate political committee for multiple offices elected
23at different elections, then the candidate shall designate an
24election cycle, as defined in Section 9-1.9, for purposes of
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1in this Article. No political committee, other than a candidate
2political committee, may include the name of a candidate in its
3name.
4    (c) Beginning January 1, 2011, no State central committee
5of a political party, county central committee of a political
6party, committee formed by a ward or township committeeperson
7committeeman, or committee established for the purpose of
8electing candidates to the General Assembly may maintain or
9establish more than one political party committee. The name of
10the committee must include the name of the political party.
11    (d) Beginning January 1, 2011, no natural person, trust,
12partnership, committee, association, corporation, or other
13organization or group of persons forming a political action
14committee shall maintain or establish more than one political
15action committee. The name of a political action committee must
16include the name of the entity forming the committee. This
17subsection does not apply to independent expenditure
18committees.
19    (e) Beginning January 1, 2011, the name of a ballot
20initiative committee must include words describing the
21question of public policy and whether the group supports or
22opposes the question.
23    (f) Every political committee shall designate a
24chairperson chairman and a treasurer. The same person may serve
25as both chairperson chairman and treasurer of any political
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1contributions and expenditures shall be deemed a political
2committee for purposes of this Article and shall designate
3himself as chairperson chairman, treasurer, or both
4chairperson chairman and treasurer of such political
5committee. The treasurer of a political committee shall be
6responsible for keeping the records and filing the statements
7and reports required by this Article.
8    (g) No contribution and no expenditure shall be accepted or
9made by or on behalf of a political committee at a time when
10there is a vacancy in the office of chairperson chairman or
11treasurer thereof. No expenditure shall be made for or on
12behalf of a political committee without the authorization of
13its chairperson chairman or treasurer, or their designated
14agents.
15    (h) For purposes of implementing the changes made by this
16amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, every political
17committee in existence on the effective date of this amendatory
18Act of the 96th General Assembly shall make the designation
19required by this Section by December 31, 2010.
20(Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 7-1-10; 97-766, eff. 7-6-12.)
 
21    (10 ILCS 5/9-8.10)
22    Sec. 9-8.10. Use of political committee and other reporting
23organization funds.
24    (a) A political committee shall not make expenditures:
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1    this State.
2        (2) Clearly in excess of the fair market value of the
3    services, materials, facilities, or other things of value
4    received in exchange.
5        (3) For satisfaction or repayment of any debts other
6    than loans made to the committee or to the public official
7    or candidate on behalf of the committee or repayment of
8    goods and services purchased by the committee under a
9    credit agreement. Nothing in this Section authorizes the
10    use of campaign funds to repay personal loans. The
11    repayments shall be made by check written to the person who
12    made the loan or credit agreement. The terms and conditions
13    of any loan or credit agreement to a committee shall be set
14    forth in a written agreement, including but not limited to
15    the method and amount of repayment, that shall be executed
16    by the chairperson chairman or treasurer of the committee
17    at the time of the loan or credit agreement. The loan or
18    agreement shall also set forth the rate of interest for the
19    loan, if any, which may not substantially exceed the
20    prevailing market interest rate at the time the agreement
21    is executed.
22        (4) For the satisfaction or repayment of any debts or
23    for the payment of any expenses relating to a personal
24    residence. Campaign funds may not be used as collateral for
25    home mortgages.
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1    clothing items rented by the public official or candidate
2    for his or her own use exclusively for a specific
3    campaign-related event, provided that committees may
4    purchase costumes, novelty items, or other accessories
5    worn primarily to advertise the candidacy.
6        (6) For the travel expenses of any person unless the
7    travel is necessary for fulfillment of political,
8    governmental, or public policy duties, activities, or
9    purposes.
10        (7) For membership or club dues charged by
11    organizations, clubs, or facilities that are primarily
12    engaged in providing health, exercise, or recreational
13    services; provided, however, that funds received under
14    this Article may be used to rent the clubs or facilities
15    for a specific campaign-related event.
16        (8) In payment for anything of value or for
17    reimbursement of any expenditure for which any person has
18    been reimbursed by the State or any person. For purposes of
19    this item (8), a per diem allowance is not a reimbursement.
20        (9) For the purchase of or installment payment for a
21    motor vehicle unless the political committee can
22    demonstrate that purchase of a motor vehicle is more
23    cost-effective than leasing a motor vehicle as permitted
24    under this item (9). A political committee may lease or
25    purchase and insure, maintain, and repair a motor vehicle
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1    or for the performance of governmental duties. A committee
2    shall not make expenditures for use of the vehicle for
3    non-campaign or non-governmental purposes. Persons using
4    vehicles not purchased or leased by a political committee
5    may be reimbursed for actual mileage for the use of the
6    vehicle for campaign purposes or for the performance of
7    governmental duties. The mileage reimbursements shall be
8    made at a rate not to exceed the standard mileage rate
9    method for computation of business expenses under the
10    Internal Revenue Code.
11        (10) Directly for an individual's tuition or other
12    educational expenses, except for governmental or political
13    purposes directly related to a candidate's or public
14    official's duties and responsibilities.
15        (11) For payments to a public official or candidate or
16    his or her family member unless for compensation for
17    services actually rendered by that person. The provisions
18    of this item (11) do not apply to expenditures by a
19    political committee in an aggregate amount not exceeding
20    the amount of funds reported to and certified by the State
21    Board or county clerk as available as of June 30, 1998, in
22    the semi-annual report of contributions and expenditures
23    filed by the political committee for the period concluding
24    June 30, 1998.
25    (b) The Board shall have the authority to investigate, upon
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1of this Section. The Board may levy a fine on any person who
2knowingly makes expenditures in violation of this Section and
3on any person who knowingly makes a malicious and false
4accusation of a violation of this Section. The Board may act
5under this subsection only upon the affirmative vote of at
6least 5 of its members. The fine shall not exceed $500 for each
7expenditure of $500 or less and shall not exceed the amount of
8the expenditure plus $500 for each expenditure greater than
9$500. The Board shall also have the authority to render rulings
10and issue opinions relating to compliance with this Section.
11    (c) Nothing in this Section prohibits the expenditure of
12funds of a political committee controlled by an officeholder or
13by a candidate to defray the customary and reasonable expenses
14of an officeholder in connection with the performance of
15governmental and public service functions.
16    (d) Nothing in this Section prohibits the funds of a
17political committee which is controlled by a person convicted
18of a violation of any of the offenses listed in subsection (a)
19of Section 10 of the Public Corruption Profit Forfeiture Act
20from being forfeited to the State under Section 15 of the
21Public Corruption Profit Forfeiture Act.
22(Source: P.A. 96-1019, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
23    (10 ILCS 5/9-11)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-11)
24    Sec. 9-11. Financial reports.
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1expenditures, and independent expenditures under Section 9-10
2shall disclose the following:
3        (1) the name and address of the political committee;
4        (2) the name and address of the person submitting the
5    report on behalf of the committee, if other than the
6    chairperson chairman or treasurer;
7        (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
8    reporting period;
9        (4) the full name and mailing address of each person
10    who has made one or more contributions to or for the
11    committee within the reporting period in an aggregate
12    amount or value in excess of $150, together with the
13    amounts and dates of those contributions, and, if the
14    contributor is an individual who contributed more than
15    $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if
16    the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown,
17    a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort
18    to ascertain this information;
19        (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to
20    or for the committee during the reporting period and not
21    reported under item (4);
22        (6) the name and address of each political committee
23    from which the reporting committee received, or to which
24    that committee made, any transfer of funds in the aggregate
25    amount or value in excess of $150, together with the
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1        (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from the
2    committee during the reporting period and not reported
3    under item (6);
4        (8) each loan to or from any person, political
5    committee, or financial institution within the reporting
6    period by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or
7    value in excess of $150, together with the full names and
8    mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any; the
9    dates and amounts of the loans; and, if a lender or
10    endorser is an individual who loaned or endorsed a loan of
11    more than $500, the occupation and employer of that
12    individual or, if the occupation and employer of the
13    individual are unknown, a statement that the committee has
14    made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
15        (9) the total amount of proceeds received by the
16    committee from (i) the sale of tickets for each dinner,
17    luncheon, cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising
18    events; (ii) mass collections made at those events; and
19    (iii) sales of items such as political campaign pins,
20    buttons, badges, flags, emblems, hats, banners,
21    literature, and similar materials;
22        (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, income from
23    investments, or other receipt in excess of $150 received by
24    the committee not otherwise listed under items (4) through
25    (9) and, if the contributor is an individual who
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1    the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the
2    contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has
3    made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
4        (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for the
5    committee or candidate during the reporting period;
6        (12) the full name and mailing address of each person
7    to whom expenditures have been made by the committee or
8    candidate within the reporting period in an aggregate
9    amount or value in excess of $150; the amount, date, and
10    purpose of each of those expenditures; and the question of
11    public policy or the name and address of, and the office
12    sought by, each candidate on whose behalf that expenditure
13    was made;
14        (13) the full name and mailing address of each person
15    to whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and
16    reimbursed expenses in excess of $150 has been made and
17    that is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date,
18    and purpose of the expenditure;
19        (14) the value of each asset held as an investment, as
20    of the final day of the reporting period;
21        (15) the total sum of expenditures made by the
22    committee during the reporting period; and
23        (16) the full name and mailing address of each person
24    to whom the committee owes debts or obligations in excess
25    of $150 and the amount of those debts or obligations.
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1income from investments shall be included as receipts during
2the reporting period they are actually received. The gross
3purchase price of each investment shall be reported as an
4expenditure at time of purchase. Net proceeds from the sale of
5an investment shall be reported as a receipt. During the period
6investments are held they shall be identified by name and
7quantity of security or instrument on each semi-annual report
8during the period.
9    (b) Each report of a campaign contribution of $1,000 or
10more required under subsection (c) of Section 9-10 shall
11disclose the following:
12        (1) the name and address of the political committee;
13        (2) the name and address of the person submitting the
14    report on behalf of the committee, if other than the
15    chairperson chairman or treasurer; and
16        (3) the full name and mailing address of each person
17    who has made a contribution of $1,000 or more.
18    (c) Each quarterly report shall include the following
19information regarding any independent expenditures made during
20the reporting period: (1) the full name and mailing address of
21each person to whom an expenditure in excess of $150 has been
22made in connection with an independent expenditure; (2) the
23amount, date, and purpose of such expenditure; (3) a statement
24whether the independent expenditure was in support of or in
25opposition to a particular candidate; (4) the name of the
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1sought by the candidate; and (6) a certification, under penalty
2of perjury, that such expenditure was not made in cooperation,
3consultation, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion
4of, any candidate or any authorized committee or agent of such
5committee. The report shall also include (I) the total of all
6independent expenditures of $150 or less made during the
7reporting period and (II) the total amount of all independent
8expenditures made during the reporting period.
9    (d) The Board shall by rule define a "good faith effort".
10    The reports of campaign contributions filed under this
11Article shall be cumulative during the reporting period to
12which they relate.
13    (e) Each report shall be verified, dated, and signed by
14either the treasurer of the political committee or the
15candidate on whose behalf the report is filed and shall contain
16the following verification:
17    "I declare that this report (including any accompanying
18schedules and statements) has been examined by me and, to the
19best of my knowledge and belief, is a true, correct, and
20complete report as required by Article 9 of the Election Code.
21I understand that willfully filing a false or incomplete
22statement is subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000.".
23    (f) A political committee may amend a report filed under
24subsection (a) or (b). The Board may reduce or waive a fine if
25the amendment is due to a technical or inadvertent error and
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1report filed under subsection (b) must be amended within 5
2business days. The State Board shall ensure that a description
3of the amended information is available to the public. The
4Board may promulgate rules to enforce this subsection.
5(Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/9-15)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-15)
7    Sec. 9-15. It shall be the duty of the Board-
8        (1) to develop prescribed forms for filing statements
9    of organization and required reports;
10        (2) to prepare, publish, and furnish to the appropriate
11    persons a manual of instructions setting forth recommended
12    uniform methods of bookkeeping and reporting under this
13    Article;
14        (3) to prescribe suitable rules and regulations to
15    carry out the provisions of this Article. Such rules and
16    regulations shall be published and made available to the
17    public;
18        (4) to send by first class mail, after the general
19    primary election in even numbered years, to the chairperson
20    chairman of each regularly constituted State central
21    committee, county central committee and, in counties with a
22    population of more than 3,000,000, to the committeepersons
23    committeemen of each township and ward organization of each
24    political party notice of their obligations under this
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1    organization;
2        (5) to promptly make all reports and statements filed
3    under this Article available for public inspection and
4    copying no later than 2 business days after their receipt
5    and to permit copying of any such report or statement at
6    the expense of the person requesting the copy;
7        (6) to develop a filing, coding, and cross-indexing
8    system consistent with the purposes of this Article;
9        (7) to compile and maintain a list of all statements or
10    parts of statements pertaining to each candidate;
11        (8) to prepare and publish such reports as the Board
12    may deem appropriate;
13        (9) to annually notify each political committee that
14    has filed a statement of organization with the Board of the
15    filing dates for each quarterly report, provided that such
16    notification shall be made by first-class mail unless the
17    political committee opts to receive notification
18    electronically via email; and
19        (10) to promptly send, by first class mail directed
20    only to the officers of a political committee, and by
21    certified mail to the address of the political committee,
22    written notice of any fine or penalty assessed or imposed
23    against the political committee under this Article.
24(Source: P.A. 96-1263, eff. 1-1-11; 97-766, eff. 7-6-12.)
 
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1    Sec. 9-20. Any person who believes a violation of this
2Article has occurred may file a verified complaint with the
3Board. Such verified complaint shall be directed to a candidate
4or the chairperson chairman or treasurer of a political
5committee, and shall be subject to the following requirements:
6    (1) The complaint shall be in writing.
7    (2) The complaint shall state the name of the candidate or
8chairperson chairman or treasurer of a political committee
9against whom the complaint is directed.
10    (3) The complaint shall state the statutory provisions
11which are alleged to have been violated.
12    (4) The complaint shall state the time, place, and nature
13of the alleged offense.
14    The complaint shall be verified, dated, and signed by the
15person filing the complaint in substantially the following
16manner: VERIFICATION:
17    "I declare that this complaint (including any accompanying
18schedules and statements) has been examined by me and to the
19best of my knowledge and belief is a true and correct complaint
20as required by Article 9 of The Election Code. I understand
21that the penalty for willfully filing a false complaint shall
22be a fine not to exceed $500 or imprisonment in a penal
23institution other than the penitentiary not to exceed 6 months,
24or both fine and imprisonment."
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1
(signature of person filing the complaint)
2(Source: P.A. 78-1183.)
 
3    (10 ILCS 5/10-2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 10-2)
4    Sec. 10-2. The term "political party", as hereinafter used
5in this Article 10, shall mean any "established political
6party", as hereinafter defined and shall also mean any
7political group which shall hereafter undertake to form an
8established political party in the manner provided for in this
9Article 10: Provided, that no political organization or group
10shall be qualified as a political party hereunder, or given a
11place on a ballot, which organization or group is associated,
12directly or indirectly, with Communist, Fascist, Nazi or other
13un-American principles and engages in activities or propaganda
14designed to teach subservience to the political principles and
15ideals of foreign nations or the overthrow by violence of the
16established constitutional form of government of the United
17States and the State of Illinois.
18    A political party which, at the last general election for
19State and county officers, polled for its candidate for
20Governor more than 5% of the entire vote cast for Governor, is
21hereby declared to be an "established political party" as to
22the State and as to any district or political subdivision
23thereof.
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1township, municipality or other political subdivision or
2district in the State, polled more than 5% of the entire vote
3cast within such territorial area or political subdivision, as
4the case may be, has voted as a unit for the election of
5officers to serve the respective territorial area of such
6district or political subdivision, is hereby declared to be an
7"established political party" within the meaning of this
8Article as to such district or political subdivision.
9    Any group of persons hereafter desiring to form a new
10political party throughout the State, or in any congressional,
11legislative or judicial district, or in any other district or
12in any political subdivision (other than a municipality) not
13entirely within a single county, shall file with the State
14Board of Elections a petition, as hereinafter provided; and any
15such group of persons hereafter desiring to form a new
16political party within any county shall file such petition with
17the county clerk; and any such group of persons hereafter
18desiring to form a new political party within any municipality
19or township or within any district of a unit of local
20government other than a county shall file such petition with
21the local election official or Board of Election Commissioners
22of such municipality, township or other unit of local
23government, as the case may be. Any such petition for the
24formation of a new political party throughout the State, or in
25any such district or political subdivision, as the case may be,
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1signers thereof to form such new political party in the State,
2or in such district or political subdivision; shall state in
3not more than 5 words the name of such new political party;
4shall at the time of filing contain a complete list of
5candidates of such party for all offices to be filled in the
6State, or such district or political subdivision as the case
7may be, at the next ensuing election then to be held; and, if
8such new political party shall be formed for the entire State,
9shall be signed by 1% of the number of voters who voted at the
10next preceding Statewide general election or 25,000 qualified
11voters, whichever is less. If such new political party shall be
12formed for any district or political subdivision less than the
13entire State, such petition shall be signed by qualified voters
14equaling in number not less than 5% of the number of voters who
15voted at the next preceding regular election in such district
16or political subdivision in which such district or political
17subdivision voted as a unit for the election of officers to
18serve its respective territorial area. However, whenever the
19minimum signature requirement for a district or political
20subdivision new political party petition shall exceed the
21minimum number of signatures for State-wide new political party
22petitions at the next preceding State-wide general election,
23such State-wide petition signature requirement shall be the
24minimum for such district or political subdivision new
25political party petition.
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1congressional districts, a petition to form a new political
2party in a congressional district shall be signed by at least
35,000 qualified voters of the congressional district. For the
4first election following a redistricting of legislative
5districts, a petition to form a new political party in a
6legislative district shall be signed by at least 3,000
7qualified voters of the legislative district. For the first
8election following a redistricting of representative
9districts, a petition to form a new political party in a
10representative district shall be signed by at least 1,500
11qualified voters of the representative district.
12    For the first election following redistricting of county
13board districts, or of municipal wards or districts, or for the
14first election following the initial establishment of such
15districts or wards in a county or municipality, a petition to
16form a new political party in a county board district or in a
17municipal ward or district shall be signed by qualified voters
18of the district or ward equal to not less than 5% of the total
19number of votes cast at the preceding general or municipal
20election, as the case may be, for the county or municipal
21office voted on throughout the county or municipality for which
22the greatest total number of votes were cast for all
23candidates, divided by the number of districts or wards, but in
24any event not less than 25 qualified voters of the district or
25ward.
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1within a political subdivision in which officers are to be
2elected from districts and at-large, such petition shall
3consist of separate components for each district from which an
4officer is to be elected. Each component shall be circulated
5only within a district of the political subdivision and signed
6only by qualified electors who are residents of such district.
7Each sheet of such petition must contain a complete list of the
8names of the candidates of the party for all offices to be
9filled in the political subdivision at large, but the sheets
10comprising each component shall also contain the names of those
11candidates to be elected from the particular district. Each
12component of the petition for each district from which an
13officer is to be elected must be signed by qualified voters of
14the district equalling in number not less than 5% of the number
15of voters who voted at the next preceding regular election in
16such district at which an officer was elected to serve the
17district. The entire petition, including all components, must
18be signed by a total of qualified voters of the entire
19political subdivision equalling in number not less than 5% of
20the number of voters who voted at the next preceding regular
21election in such political subdivision at which an officer was
22elected to serve the political subdivision at large.
23    The filing of such petition shall constitute the political
24group a new political party, for the purpose only of placing
25upon the ballot at such next ensuing election such list or an
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1candidates for offices to be voted for throughout the State, or
2for offices to be voted for in such district or political
3subdivision less than the State, as the case may be, under the
4name of and as the candidates of such new political party.
5    If, at such ensuing election, the new political party's
6candidate for Governor shall receive more than 5% of the entire
7votes cast for Governor, then such new political party shall
8become an "established political party" as to the State and as
9to every district or political subdivision thereof. If, at such
10ensuing election, the other candidates of the new political
11party, or any other candidate or candidates of the new
12political party shall receive more than 5% of all the votes
13cast for the office or offices for which they were candidates
14at such election, in the State, or in any district or political
15subdivision, as the case may be, then and in that event, such
16new political party shall become an "established political
17party" within the State or within such district or political
18subdivision less than the State, as the case may be, in which
19such candidate or candidates received more than 5% of the votes
20cast for the office or offices for which they were candidates.
21It shall thereafter nominate its candidates for public offices
22to be filled in the State, or such district or political
23subdivision, as the case may be, under the provisions of the
24laws regulating the nomination of candidates of established
25political parties at primary elections and political party
26conventions, as now or hereafter in force.

 

 

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1    A political party which continues to receive for its
2candidate for Governor more than 5% of the entire vote cast for
3Governor, shall remain an "established political party" as to
4the State and as to every district or political subdivision
5thereof. But if the political party's candidate for Governor
6fails to receive more than 5% of the entire vote cast for
7Governor, or if the political party does not nominate a
8candidate for Governor, the political party shall remain an
9"established political party" within the State or within such
10district or political subdivision less than the State, as the
11case may be, only so long as, and only in those districts or
12political subdivisions in which, the candidates of that
13political party, or any candidate or candidates of that
14political party, continue to receive more than 5% of all the
15votes cast for the office or offices for which they were
16candidates at succeeding general or consolidated elections
17within the State or within any district or political
18subdivision, as the case may be.
19    Any such petition shall be filed at the same time and shall
20be subject to the same requirements and to the same provisions
21in respect to objections thereto and to any hearing or hearings
22upon such objections that are hereinafter in this Article 10
23contained in regard to the nomination of any other candidate or
24candidates by petition. If any such new political party shall
25become an "established political party" in the manner herein
26provided, the candidate or candidates of such new political

 

 

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1party nominated by the petition hereinabove referred to for
2such initial election, shall have power to select any such
3party committeeperson committeeman or committeepersons
4committeemen as shall be necessary for the creation of a
5provisional party organization and provisional managing
6committee or committees for such party within the State, or in
7any district or political subdivision in which the new
8political party has become established; and the party
9committeeperson committeeman or committeepersons committeemen
10so selected shall constitute a provisional party organization
11for the new political party and shall have and exercise the
12powers conferred by law upon any party committeeperson
13committeeman or committeepersons committeemen to manage and
14control the affairs of such new political party until the next
15ensuing primary election at which the new political party shall
16be entitled to nominate and elect any party committeeperson
17committeeman or committeepersons committeemen in the State, or
18in such district or political subdivision under any parts of
19this Act relating to the organization of political parties.
20    A candidate for whom a nomination paper has been filed as a
21partisan candidate at a primary election, and who is defeated
22for his or her nomination at the primary election, is
23ineligible for nomination as a candidate of a new political
24party for election in that general election.
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1    (10 ILCS 5/10-6.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 10-6.2)
2    Sec. 10-6.2. The State Board of Elections, the election
3authority or the local election official with whom petitions
4for nomination are filed pursuant to this Article 10 shall
5specify the place where filings shall be made and upon receipt
6shall endorse thereon the day and the hour at which each
7petition was filed. Except as provided by Article 9 of The
8School Code, all petitions filed by persons waiting in line as
9of 8:00 a.m. on the first day for filing, or as of the normal
10opening hour of the office involved on such day, shall be
11deemed filed as of 8:00 a.m. or the normal opening hour, as the
12case may be. Petitions filed by mail and received after
13midnight of the first day for filing and in the first mail
14delivery or pickup of that day shall be deemed filed as of 8:00
15a.m. of that day or as of the normal opening hour of such day,
16as the case may be. All petitions received thereafter shall be
17deemed filed in the order of actual receipt. However, 2 or more
18petitions filed within the last hour of the filing deadline
19shall be deemed filed simultaneously. Where 2 or more petitions
20are received simultaneously, the State Board of Elections, the
21election authority or the local election official with whom
22such petitions are filed shall break ties and determine the
23order of filing by means of a lottery or other fair and
24impartial method of random selection approved by the State
25Board of Elections. Such lottery shall be conducted within 9
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1open to the public. Seven days written notice of the time and
2place of conducting such random selection shall be given, by
3the State Board of Elections, the election authority, or local
4election official, to the Chairperson Chairman of each
5political party, and to each organization of citizens within
6the election jurisdiction which was entitled, under this Code,
7at the next preceding election, to have pollwatchers present on
8the day of election. The State Board of Elections, the election
9authority or local election official shall post in a
10conspicuous, open and public place, at the entrance of the
11office, notice of the time and place of such lottery. The State
12Board of Elections shall adopt rules and regulations governing
13the procedures for the conduct of such lottery. All candidates
14shall be certified in the order in which their petitions have
15been filed and in the manner prescribed by Section 10-14 and
1610-15 of this Article. Where candidates have filed
17simultaneously, they shall be certified in the order determined
18by lot and prior to candidates who filed for the same office or
19offices at a later time. Certificates of nomination filed
20within the period prescribed in Section 10-6(2) for candidates
21nominated by caucus for township or municipal offices shall be
22subject to the ballot placement lottery for established
23political parties prescribed in Section 7-60 of this Code.
24    If multiple sets of nomination papers are filed for a
25candidate to the same office, the State Board of Elections,
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1where the petitions are filed shall within 2 business days
2notify the candidate of his or her multiple petition filings
3and that the candidate has 3 business days after receipt of the
4notice to notify the State Board of Elections, appropriate
5election authority or local election official that he or she
6may cancel prior sets of petitions. If the candidate notifies
7the State Board of Elections, appropriate election authority or
8local election official, the last set of petitions filed shall
9be the only petitions to be considered valid by the State Board
10of Elections, election authority or local election official. If
11the candidate fails to notify the State Board of Elections,
12appropriate election authority or local election official then
13only the first set of petitions filed shall be valid and all
14subsequent petitions shall be void.
15(Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13.)
 
16    (10 ILCS 5/10-8)  (from Ch. 46, par. 10-8)
17    Sec. 10-8. Certificates of nomination and nomination
18papers, and petitions to submit public questions to a
19referendum, being filed as required by this Code, and being in
20apparent conformity with the provisions of this Act, shall be
21deemed to be valid unless objection thereto is duly made in
22writing within 5 business days after the last day for filing
23the certificate of nomination or nomination papers or petition
24for a public question, with the following exceptions:
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1    Constitution of the State of Illinois, there shall be a
2    period of 35 business days after the last day for the
3    filing of such petitions in which objections can be filed.
4        B. In the case of petitions for advisory questions of
5    public policy to be submitted to the voters of the entire
6    State, there shall be a period of 35 business days after
7    the last day for the filing of such petitions in which
8    objections can be filed.
9    Any legal voter of the political subdivision or district in
10which the candidate or public question is to be voted on, or
11any legal voter in the State in the case of a proposed
12amendment to Article IV of the Constitution or an advisory
13public question to be submitted to the voters of the entire
14State, having objections to any certificate of nomination or
15nomination papers or petitions filed, shall file an objector's
16petition together with 2 copies thereof in the principal office
17or the permanent branch office of the State Board of Elections,
18or in the office of the election authority or local election
19official with whom the certificate of nomination, nomination
20papers or petitions are on file. Objection petitions that do
21not include 2 copies thereof, shall not be accepted. In the
22case of nomination papers or certificates of nomination, the
23State Board of Elections, election authority or local election
24official shall note the day and hour upon which such objector's
25petition is filed, and shall, not later than 12:00 noon on the
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1registered mail or receipted personal delivery the certificate
2of nomination or nomination papers and the original objector's
3petition to the chairperson chairman of the proper electoral
4board designated in Section 10-9 hereof, or his authorized
5agent, and shall transmit a copy by registered mail or
6receipted personal delivery of the objector's petition, to the
7candidate whose certificate of nomination or nomination papers
8are objected to, addressed to the place of residence designated
9in said certificate of nomination or nomination papers. In the
10case of objections to a petition for a proposed amendment to
11Article IV of the Constitution or for an advisory public
12question to be submitted to the voters of the entire State, the
13State Board of Elections shall note the day and hour upon which
14such objector's petition is filed and shall transmit a copy of
15the objector's petition by registered mail or receipted
16personal delivery to the person designated on a certificate
17attached to the petition as the principal proponent of such
18proposed amendment or public question, or as the proponents'
19attorney, for the purpose of receiving notice of objections. In
20the case of objections to a petition for a public question, to
21be submitted to the voters of a political subdivision, or
22district thereof, the election authority or local election
23official with whom such petition is filed shall note the day
24and hour upon which such objector's petition was filed, and
25shall, not later than 12:00 noon on the second business day
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1receipted personal delivery the petition for the public
2question and the original objector's petition to the
3chairperson chairman of the proper electoral board designated
4in Section 10-9 hereof, or his authorized agent, and shall
5transmit a copy by registered mail or receipted personal
6delivery, of the objector's petition to the person designated
7on a certificate attached to the petition as the principal
8proponent of the public question, or as the proponent's
9attorney, for the purposes of receiving notice of objections.
10    The objector's petition shall give the objector's name and
11residence address, and shall state fully the nature of the
12objections to the certificate of nomination or nomination
13papers or petitions in question, and shall state the interest
14of the objector and shall state what relief is requested of the
15electoral board.
16    The provisions of this Section and of Sections 10-9, 10-10
17and 10-10.1 shall also apply to and govern objections to
18petitions for nomination filed under Article 7 or Article 8,
19except as otherwise provided in Section 7-13 for cases to which
20it is applicable, and also apply to and govern petitions for
21the submission of public questions under Article 28.
22(Source: P.A. 98-691, eff. 7-1-14.)
 
23    (10 ILCS 5/10-9)  (from Ch. 46, par. 10-9)
24    Sec. 10-9. The following electoral boards are designated
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1petition described in Section 10-8.
2        1. The State Board of Elections will hear and pass upon
3    objections to the nominations of candidates for State
4    offices, nominations of candidates for congressional or
5    legislative offices that are in more than one county or are
6    wholly located within a single county with a population of
7    less than 3,000,000 and judicial offices of districts,
8    subcircuits, or circuits situated in more than one county,
9    nominations of candidates for the offices of State's
10    attorney or regional superintendent of schools to be
11    elected from more than one county, and petitions for
12    proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of
13    Illinois as provided for in Section 3 of Article XIV of the
14    Constitution.
15        2. The county officers electoral board of a county with
16    a population of less than 3,000,000 to hear and pass upon
17    objections to the nominations of candidates for county
18    offices and judicial offices of a district, subcircuit, or
19    circuit coterminous with or less than a county, for any
20    school district offices, for the office of multi-township
21    assessor where candidates for such office are nominated in
22    accordance with this Code, and for all special district
23    offices, shall be composed of the county clerk, or an
24    assistant designated by the county clerk, the State's
25    attorney of the county or an Assistant State's Attorney
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1    circuit court, or an assistant designated by the clerk of
2    the circuit court, of the county, of whom the county clerk
3    or his designee shall be the chairperson chairman, except
4    that in any county which has established a county board of
5    election commissioners that board shall constitute the
6    county officers electoral board ex-officio. If a school
7    district is located in 2 or more counties, the county
8    officers electoral board of the county in which the
9    principal office of the school district is located shall
10    hear and pass upon objections to nominations of candidates
11    for school district office in that school district.
12        2.5. The county officers electoral board of a county
13    with a population of 3,000,000 or more to hear and pass
14    upon objections to the nominations of candidates for county
15    offices, candidates for congressional and legislative
16    offices if the district is wholly within a county with a
17    population of 3,000,000 or more, unless the district is
18    wholly or partially within the jurisdiction of a municipal
19    board of election commissioners, and judicial offices of a
20    district, subcircuit, or circuit coterminous with or less
21    than a county, for any school district offices, for the
22    office of multi-township assessor where candidates for
23    such office are nominated in accordance with this Code, and
24    for all special district offices, shall be composed of the
25    county clerk, or an assistant designated by the county
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1    State's Attorney designated by the State's Attorney, and
2    the clerk of the circuit court, or an assistant designated
3    by the clerk of the circuit court, of the county, of whom
4    the county clerk or his designee shall be the chairperson
5    chairman, except that, in any county which has established
6    a county board of election commissioners, that board shall
7    constitute the county officers electoral board ex-officio.
8    If a school district is located in 2 or more counties, the
9    county officers electoral board of the county in which the
10    principal office of the school district is located shall
11    hear and pass upon objections to nominations of candidates
12    for school district office in that school district.
13        3. The municipal officers electoral board to hear and
14    pass upon objections to the nominations of candidates for
15    officers of municipalities shall be composed of the mayor
16    or president of the board of trustees of the city, village
17    or incorporated town, and the city, village or incorporated
18    town clerk, and one member of the city council or board of
19    trustees, that member being designated who is eligible to
20    serve on the electoral board and has served the greatest
21    number of years as a member of the city council or board of
22    trustees, of whom the mayor or president of the board of
23    trustees shall be the chairperson chairman.
24        4. The township officers electoral board to pass upon
25    objections to the nominations of township officers shall be
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1    that eligible town trustee elected in the township who has
2    had the longest term of continuous service as town trustee,
3    of whom the township supervisor shall be the chairperson
4    chairman.
5        5. The education officers electoral board to hear and
6    pass upon objections to the nominations of candidates for
7    offices in community college districts shall be composed of
8    the presiding officer of the community college district
9    board, who shall be the chairperson chairman, the secretary
10    of the community college district board and the eligible
11    elected community college board member who has the longest
12    term of continuous service as a board member.
13        6. In all cases, however, where the Congressional,
14    Legislative, or Representative district is wholly or
15    partially within the jurisdiction of a single municipal
16    board of election commissioners in Cook County and in all
17    cases where the school district or special district is
18    wholly within the jurisdiction of a municipal board of
19    election commissioners and in all cases where the
20    municipality or township is wholly or partially within the
21    jurisdiction of a municipal board of election
22    commissioners, the board of election commissioners shall
23    ex-officio constitute the electoral board.
24    For special districts situated in more than one county, the
25county officers electoral board of the county in which the
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1hear and pass upon objections. For purposes of this Section,
2"special districts" means all political subdivisions other
3than counties, municipalities, townships and school and
4community college districts.
5    In the event that any member of the appropriate board is a
6candidate for the office with relation to which the objector's
7petition is filed, he shall not be eligible to serve on that
8board and shall not act as a member of the board and his place
9shall be filled as follows:
10        a. In the county officers electoral board by the county
11    treasurer, and if he or she is ineligible to serve, by the
12    sheriff of the county.
13        b. In the municipal officers electoral board by the
14    eligible elected city council or board of trustees member
15    who has served the second greatest number of years as a
16    city council or board of trustees member.
17        c. In the township officers electoral board by the
18    eligible elected town trustee who has had the second
19    longest term of continuous service as a town trustee.
20        d. In the education officers electoral board by the
21    eligible elected community college district board member
22    who has had the second longest term of continuous service
23    as a board member.
24    In the event that the chairperson chairman of the electoral
25board is ineligible to act because of the fact that he or she
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1objector's petition is filed, then the substitute chosen under
2the provisions of this Section shall be the chairperson
3chairman; In this case, the officer or board with whom the
4objector's petition is filed, shall transmit the certificate of
5nomination or nomination papers as the case may be, and the
6objector's petition to the substitute chairperson chairman of
7the electoral board.
8    When 2 or more eligible individuals, by reason of their
9terms of service on a city council or board of trustees,
10township board of trustees, or community college district
11board, qualify to serve on an electoral board, the one to serve
12shall be chosen by lot.
13    Any vacancies on an electoral board not otherwise filled
14pursuant to this Section shall be filled by public members
15appointed by the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for the
16county wherein the electoral board hearing is being held upon
17notification to the Chief Judge of such vacancies. The Chief
18Judge shall be so notified by a member of the electoral board
19or the officer or board with whom the objector's petition was
20filed. In the event that none of the individuals designated by
21this Section to serve on the electoral board are eligible, the
22chairperson chairman of an electoral board shall be designated
23by the Chief Judge.
24(Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
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1    Sec. 10-10. Within 24 hours after the receipt of the
2certificate of nomination or nomination papers or proposed
3question of public policy, as the case may be, and the
4objector's petition, the chairperson chairman of the electoral
5board other than the State Board of Elections shall send a call
6by registered or certified mail to each of the members of the
7electoral board, and to the objector who filed the objector's
8petition, and either to the candidate whose certificate of
9nomination or nomination papers are objected to or to the
10principal proponent or attorney for proponents of a question of
11public policy, as the case may be, whose petitions are objected
12to, and shall also cause the sheriff of the county or counties
13in which such officers and persons reside to serve a copy of
14such call upon each of such officers and persons, which call
15shall set out the fact that the electoral board is required to
16meet to hear and pass upon the objections to nominations made
17for the office, designating it, and shall state the day, hour
18and place at which the electoral board shall meet for the
19purpose, which place shall be in the county court house in the
20county in the case of the County Officers Electoral Board, the
21Municipal Officers Electoral Board, the Township Officers
22Electoral Board or the Education Officers Electoral Board,
23except that the Municipal Officers Electoral Board, the
24Township Officers Electoral Board, and the Education Officers
25Electoral Board may meet at the location where the governing
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1district, respectively, holds its regularly scheduled
2meetings, if that location is available; provided that voter
3records may be removed from the offices of an election
4authority only at the discretion and under the supervision of
5the election authority. In those cases where the State Board of
6Elections is the electoral board designated under Section 10-9,
7the chairperson chairman of the State Board of Elections shall,
8within 24 hours after the receipt of the certificate of
9nomination or nomination papers or petitions for a proposed
10amendment to Article IV of the Constitution or proposed
11statewide question of public policy, send a call by registered
12or certified mail to the objector who files the objector's
13petition, and either to the candidate whose certificate of
14nomination or nomination papers are objected to or to the
15principal proponent or attorney for proponents of the proposed
16Constitutional amendment or statewide question of public
17policy and shall state the day, hour, and place at which the
18electoral board shall meet for the purpose, which place may be
19in the Capitol Building or in the principal or permanent branch
20office of the State Board. The day of the meeting shall not be
21less than 3 nor more than 5 days after the receipt of the
22certificate of nomination or nomination papers and the
23objector's petition by the chairperson chairman of the
24electoral board.
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1of either party and only upon a vote by a majority of its
2members, may authorize the chairperson chairman to issue
3subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses and subpoenas
4duces tecum requiring the production of such books, papers,
5records and documents as may be evidence of any matter under
6inquiry before the electoral board, in the same manner as
7witnesses are subpoenaed in the Circuit Court.
8    Service of such subpoenas shall be made by any sheriff or
9other person in the same manner as in cases in such court and
10the fees of such sheriff shall be the same as is provided by
11law, and shall be paid by the objector or candidate who causes
12the issuance of the subpoena. In case any person so served
13shall knowingly neglect or refuse to obey any such subpoena, or
14to testify, the electoral board shall at once file a petition
15in the circuit court of the county in which such hearing is to
16be heard, or has been attempted to be heard, setting forth the
17facts, of such knowing refusal or neglect, and accompanying the
18petition with a copy of the citation and the answer, if one has
19been filed, together with a copy of the subpoena and the return
20of service thereon, and shall apply for an order of court
21requiring such person to attend and testify, and forthwith
22produce books and papers, before the electoral board. Any
23circuit court of the state, excluding the judge who is sitting
24on the electoral board, upon such showing shall order such
25person to appear and testify, and to forthwith produce such
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1fixed by the court. If such person shall knowingly fail or
2refuse to obey such order of the court without lawful excuse,
3the court shall punish him or her by fine and imprisonment, as
4the nature of the case may require and may be lawful in cases
5of contempt of court.
6    The electoral board on the first day of its meeting shall
7adopt rules of procedure for the introduction of evidence and
8the presentation of arguments and may, in its discretion,
9provide for the filing of briefs by the parties to the
10objection or by other interested persons.
11    In the event of a State Electoral Board hearing on
12objections to a petition for an amendment to Article IV of the
13Constitution pursuant to Section 3 of Article XIV of the
14Constitution, or to a petition for a question of public policy
15to be submitted to the voters of the entire State, the
16certificates of the county clerks and boards of election
17commissioners showing the results of the random sample of
18signatures on the petition shall be prima facie valid and
19accurate, and shall be presumed to establish the number of
20valid and invalid signatures on the petition sheets reviewed in
21the random sample, as prescribed in Section 28-11 and 28-12 of
22this Code. Either party, however, may introduce evidence at
23such hearing to dispute the findings as to particular
24signatures. In addition to the foregoing, in the absence of
25competent evidence presented at such hearing by a party
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1showing a different result obtained by an additional sample,
2this certificate of a county clerk or board of election
3commissioners shall be presumed to establish the ratio of valid
4to invalid signatures within the particular election
5jurisdiction.
6    The electoral board shall take up the question as to
7whether or not the certificate of nomination or nomination
8papers or petitions are in proper form, and whether or not they
9were filed within the time and under the conditions required by
10law, and whether or not they are the genuine certificate of
11nomination or nomination papers or petitions which they purport
12to be, and whether or not in the case of the certificate of
13nomination in question it represents accurately the decision of
14the caucus or convention issuing it, and in general shall
15decide whether or not the certificate of nomination or
16nominating papers or petitions on file are valid or whether the
17objections thereto should be sustained and the decision of a
18majority of the electoral board shall be final subject to
19judicial review as provided in Section 10-10.1. The electoral
20board must state its findings in writing and must state in
21writing which objections, if any, it has sustained. A copy of
22the decision shall be served upon the parties to the
23proceedings in open proceedings before the electoral board. If
24a party does not appear for receipt of the decision, the
25decision shall be deemed to have been served on the absent
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1delivered or on the date when a copy of the decision is
2deposited in the United States mail, in a sealed envelope or
3package, with postage prepaid, addressed to each party affected
4by the decision or to such party's attorney of record, if any,
5at the address on record for such person in the files of the
6electoral board.
7    Upon the expiration of the period within which a proceeding
8for judicial review must be commenced under Section 10-10.1,
9the electoral board shall, unless a proceeding for judicial
10review has been commenced within such period, transmit, by
11registered or certified mail, a certified copy of its ruling,
12together with the original certificate of nomination or
13nomination papers or petitions and the original objector's
14petition, to the officer or board with whom the certificate of
15nomination or nomination papers or petitions, as objected to,
16were on file, and such officer or board shall abide by and
17comply with the ruling so made to all intents and purposes.
18(Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-691, eff. 7-1-14; 99-78,
19eff. 7-20-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
20    (10 ILCS 5/11-6)  (from Ch. 46, par. 11-6)
21    Sec. 11-6. Within 60 days after July 1, 2014 (the effective
22date of Public Act 98-691), each election authority shall
23transmit to the principal office of the State Board of
24Elections and publish on any website maintained by the election
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1showing the current boundaries of all the precincts within its
2jurisdiction. Whenever election precincts in an election
3jurisdiction have been redivided or readjusted, the county
4board or board of election commissioners shall prepare maps in
5electronic portable document format (PDF) showing such
6election precinct boundaries no later than 90 days before the
7next scheduled election. The maps shall show the boundaries of
8all political subdivisions and districts. The county board or
9board of election commissioners shall immediately forward
10copies thereof to the chairperson chairman of each county
11central committee in the county, to each township, ward, or
12precinct committeeperson committeeman, and each local election
13official whose political subdivision is wholly or partly in the
14county and, upon request, shall furnish copies thereof to each
15candidate for political or public office in the county and
16shall transmit copies thereof to the principal office of the
17State Board of Elections and publish copies thereof on any
18website maintained by the election authority.
19(Source: P.A. 98-691, eff. 7-1-14; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
20    (10 ILCS 5/13-1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 13-1)
21    Sec. 13-1. In counties not under township organization, the
22county board of commissioners shall at its meeting in July in
23each even-numbered year appoint in each election precinct 5
24capable and discreet persons meeting the qualifications of
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1machines nor electronic, mechanical or electric voting systems
2are used, the county board may, for any precinct with respect
3to which the board considers such action necessary or desirable
4in view of the number of voters, and shall for general
5elections for any precinct containing more than 600 registered
6voters, appoint in addition to the 5 judges of election a team
7of 5 tally judges. In such precincts the judges of election
8shall preside over the election during the hours the polls are
9open, and the tally judges, with the assistance of the holdover
10judges designated pursuant to Section 13-6.2, shall count the
11vote after the closing of the polls. However, the County Board
12of Commissioners may appoint 3 judges of election to serve in
13lieu of the 5 judges of election otherwise required by this
14Section (1) to serve in any emergency referendum, or in any
15odd-year regular election or in any special primary or special
16election called for the purpose of filling a vacancy in the
17office of representative in the United States Congress or to
18nominate candidates for such purpose or (2) if the county board
19passes an ordinance to reduce the number of judges of election
20to 3 for primary elections. The tally judges shall possess the
21same qualifications and shall be appointed in the same manner
22and with the same division between political parties as is
23provided for judges of election.
24    In addition to such precinct judges, the county board of
25commissioners shall appoint special panels of 3 judges each,
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1appointed in the same manner and with the same division between
2political parties as is provided for other judges of election.
3The number of such panels of judges required shall be
4determined by regulations of the State Board of Elections which
5shall base the required numbers of special panels on the number
6of registered voters in the jurisdiction or the number of vote
7by mail ballots voted at recent elections, or any combination
8of such factors.
9    Such appointment shall be confirmed by the court as
10provided in Section 13-3 of this Article. No more than 3
11persons of the same political party shall be appointed judges
12of the same election precinct or election judge panel. The
13appointment shall be made in the following manner: The county
14board of commissioners shall select and approve 3 persons as
15judges of election in each election precinct from a certified
16list, furnished by the chairperson chairman of the County
17Central Committee of the first leading political party in such
18precinct; and the county board of commissioners shall also
19select and approve 2 persons as judges of election in each
20election precinct from a certified list, furnished by the
21chairperson chairman of the County Central Committee of the
22second leading political party. However, if only 3 judges of
23election serve in each election precinct, no more than 2
24persons of the same political party shall be judges of election
25in the same election precinct; and which political party is
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1entitled to one judge of election shall be determined in the
2same manner as set forth in the next two preceding sentences
3with regard to 5 election judges in each precinct. Such
4certified list shall be filed with the county clerk not less
5than 10 days before the annual meeting of the county board of
6commissioners. Such list shall be arranged according to
7precincts. The chairperson chairman of each county central
8committee shall, insofar as possible, list persons who reside
9within the precinct in which they are to serve as judges.
10However, he may, in his sole discretion, submit the names of
11persons who reside outside the precinct but within the county
12embracing the precinct in which they are to serve. He must,
13however, submit the names of at least 2 residents of the
14precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have 3
15judges and must submit the name of at least one resident of the
16precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have 2
17judges. The county board of commissioners shall acknowledge in
18writing to each county chairperson chairman the names of all
19persons submitted on such certified list and the total number
20of persons listed thereon. If no such list is filed or such
21list is incomplete (that is, no names or an insufficient number
22of names are furnished for certain election precincts), the
23county board of commissioners shall make or complete such list
24from the names contained in the supplemental list provided for
25in Section 13-1.1. The election judges shall hold their office
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1are duly appointed in the manner provided in this Act. The
2county board of commissioners shall fill all vacancies in the
3office of judge of election at any time in the manner provided
4in this Act.
5(Source: P.A. 100-337, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/13-1.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 13-1.1)
7    Sec. 13-1.1. In addition to the list provided for in
8Section 13-1 or 13-2, the chairperson chairman of the county
9central committee, or each township committeeperson in a county
10with a population of more than 3,000,000, of each of the two
11leading political parties shall submit to the county board a
12supplemental list, arranged according to precincts in which
13they are to serve, of persons available as judges of election,
14the names and number of all persons listed thereon to be
15acknowledged in writing to the county chairperson chairman or
16township committeeperson, as the case may be, submitting such
17list by the county board. Vacancies among the judges of
18election shall be filled by selection from this supplemental
19list of persons qualified under Section 13-4. If the list
20provided for in Section 13-1 or 13-2 for any precinct is
21exhausted, then selection shall be made from the supplemental
22list submitted by the chairperson chairman of the county
23central committee, or each township committeeperson in a county
24with a population of more than 3,000,000, of the party. If such
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1shall be made from any of the persons on the supplemental list
2without regard to the precincts in which they are listed to
3serve. No selection or appointment from the supplemental list
4shall be made more than 21 days prior to the date of precinct
5registration for those judges needed as precinct registrars,
6and more than 60 days prior to the date of an election for
7those additional persons needed as election judges. In any case
8where selection cannot be made from the supplemental list
9without violating Section 13-4, selection shall be made from
10outside the supplemental list of some person qualified under
11Section 13-4.
12(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
13    (10 ILCS 5/13-2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 13-2)
14    Sec. 13-2. In counties under the township organization the
15county board shall at its meeting in July in each even-numbered
16year except in counties containing a population of 3,000,000
17inhabitants or over and except when such judges are appointed
18by election commissioners, select in each election precinct in
19the county, 5 capable and discreet persons to be judges of
20election who shall possess the qualifications required by this
21Act for such judges. Where neither voting machines nor
22electronic, mechanical or electric voting systems are used, the
23county board may, for any precinct with respect to which the
24board considers such action necessary or desirable in view of
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1precinct containing more than 600 registered voters, appoint in
2addition to the 5 judges of election a team of 5 tally judges.
3In such precincts the judges of election shall preside over the
4election during the hours the polls are open, and the tally
5judges, with the assistance of the holdover judges designated
6pursuant to Section 13-6.2, shall count the vote after the
7closing of the polls. The tally judges shall possess the same
8qualifications and shall be appointed in the same manner and
9with the same division between political parties as is provided
10for judges of election.
11    However, the county board may appoint 3 judges of election
12to serve in lieu of the 5 judges of election otherwise required
13by this Section (1) to serve in any emergency referendum, or in
14any odd-year regular election or in any special primary or
15special election called for the purpose of filling a vacancy in
16the office of representative in the United States Congress or
17to nominate candidates for such purpose or (2) if the county
18board passes an ordinance to reduce the number of judges of
19election to 3 for primary elections.
20    In addition to such precinct judges, the county board shall
21appoint special panels of 3 judges each, who shall possess the
22same qualifications and shall be appointed in the same manner
23and with the same division between political parties as is
24provided for other judges of election. The number of such
25panels of judges required shall be determined by regulations of
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1number of special panels on the number of registered voters in
2the jurisdiction or the number of absentee ballots voted at
3recent elections or any combination of such factors.
4    No more than 3 persons of the same political party shall be
5appointed judges in the same election district or undivided
6precinct. The election of the judges of election in the various
7election precincts shall be made in the following manner: The
8county board shall select and approve 3 of the election judges
9in each precinct from a certified list furnished by the
10chairperson chairman of the County Central Committee of the
11first leading political party in such election precinct and
12shall also select and approve 2 judges of election in each
13election precinct from a certified list furnished by the
14chairperson chairman of the County Central Committee of the
15second leading political party in such election precinct.
16However, if only 3 judges of election serve in each election
17precinct, no more than 2 persons of the same political party
18shall be judges of election in the same election precinct; and
19which political party is entitled to 2 judges of election and
20which political party is entitled to one judge of election
21shall be determined in the same manner as set forth in the next
22two preceding sentences with regard to 5 election judges in
23each precinct. The respective County Central Committee
24chairperson chairman shall notify the county board by June 1 of
25each odd-numbered year immediately preceding the annual
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1will be filed by such chairperson chairman. Such list shall be
2arranged according to precincts. The chairperson chairman of
3each county central committee shall, insofar as possible, list
4persons who reside within the precinct in which they are to
5serve as judges. However, he may, in his sole discretion,
6submit the names of persons who reside outside the precinct but
7within the county embracing the precinct in which they are to
8serve. He must, however, submit the names of at least 2
9residents of the precinct for each precinct in which his party
10is to have 3 judges and must submit the name of at least one
11resident of the precinct for each precinct in which his party
12is to have 2 judges. Such certified list, if filed, shall be
13filed with the county clerk not less than 20 days before the
14annual meeting of the county board. The county board shall
15acknowledge in writing to each county chairperson chairman the
16names of all persons submitted on such certified list and the
17total number of persons listed thereon. If no such list is
18filed or the list is incomplete (that is, no names or an
19insufficient number of names are furnished for certain election
20precincts), the county board shall make or complete such list
21from the names contained in the supplemental list provided for
22in Section 13-1.1. Provided, further, that in any case where a
23township has been or shall be redistricted, in whole or in
24part, subsequent to one general election for Governor, and
25prior to the next, the judges of election to be selected for
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1the methods above detailed, which shall be applicable according
2to the facts and circumstances of the particular case, but the
3majority of such judges for each such precinct shall be
4selected from the first leading political party, and the
5minority judges from the second leading political party.
6Provided, further, that in counties having a population of
73,000,000 inhabitants or over the selection of judges of
8election shall be made in the same manner in all respects as in
9other counties, except that the provisions relating to tally
10judges are inapplicable to such counties and except that the
11county board shall meet during the month of January for the
12purpose of making such selection, each township
13committeeperson shall assume the responsibilities given to the
14chairperson chairman of the county central committee in this
15Section for the precincts within his or her township, and the
16township committeeperson shall notify the county board by the
17preceding October 1 whether or not the certified list will be
18filed. Such judges of election shall hold their office for 2
19years from their appointment and until their successors are
20duly appointed in the manner provided in this Act. The county
21board shall fill all vacancies in the office of judges of
22elections at any time in the manner herein provided.
23    Such selections under this Section shall be confirmed by
24the circuit court as provided in Section 13-3 of this Article.
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1    (10 ILCS 5/13-3)  (from Ch. 46, par. 13-3)
2    Sec. 13-3. After the judges of election have been selected
3and approved as hereinbefore provided, a report of such
4selections shall be made by the county board and filed in the
5circuit court, and application shall then be made by the county
6board to the court for their confirmation and appointment,
7whereupon the court shall enter an order that cause be shown,
8if any exists, against the confirmation and appointment of such
9persons so named on or before the opening of the court on a day
10to be fixed by the court. The county board shall immediately
11give notice of such order and the names of all such judges so
12reported to such court for confirmation and their residence and
13the precinct for which they were selected by causing a notice
14to be published in one or more newspapers in the county and if
15no newspaper be published therein then by posting such notice
16in 5 of the most public places in the county. The notice shall
17state that a list of judges of election is available for public
18inspection in the office of the election authority. If no cause
19to the contrary is shown prior to the day fixed, and if, in
20each precinct, at least one judge representing each of the two
21major political parties has been certified by the county clerk
22as having satisfactorily completed within the preceding 6
23months the training course and examination for judges of
24election, as provided in Section 13-2.1 and 13-2.2 of this Act,
25such appointment shall be confirmed by order entered by that
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1    If in any precinct the requisite 2 judges have not been so
2certified by the county clerk as having satisfactorily
3completed such course and examination, the county clerk shall
4immediately notify all judges in that precinct, to whose
5appointment there is no other objection, that all such judges
6shall attend the next such course. The county clerk shall then
7certify to the court that all such judges have been so notified
8(and such certification need contain no detail other than a
9mere recital). The appointment of such judges shall then be
10confirmed by order entered by the court. If any judge so
11notified and so confirmed fails to attend the next such course,
12such failure shall subject such judge to possible removal from
13office at the option of the election authority.
14    If objections to the appointment of any judge be filed
15prior to the day fixed by the court for confirmation of judges,
16the court shall hear such objections and the evidence
17introduced in support thereof, and shall confirm or refuse to
18confirm such nominations as the interests of the public may
19require. No reasons may be given for the refusal to confirm. If
20any vacancy exists at any time the county board shall, subject
21to the provisions of Section 13-1.1, further report and
22nominate persons to fill such vacancies so existing in the
23manner aforesaid, and a court in the same way shall consider
24such nominations and shall confirm or refuse to confirm the
25same in the manner aforesaid. Upon the confirmation of such
26judges, at any time, a commission shall issue to each of such

 

 

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1judges, under the seal of such court, and appropriate forms
2shall be prepared by the county clerk of each county for such
3purpose and furnished to the county board, and after
4confirmation and acceptance of such commission, such judges
5shall thereupon become officers of such court. If a vacancy
6occurs so late that nomination by the county board and
7application to and confirmation by the court cannot be had
8before the election, then the court shall, subject to the
9provisions of Section 13-1.1, make an appointment and issue a
10commission to such officer or officers, and when thus appointed
11such officer shall be considered an officer of the court and
12subject to the same rules as if nominated by the county board
13and confirmed by the court, and any judge, however appointed,
14and at whatever time, shall be considered an officer of court
15and be subject to the same control and punishment in case of
16misbehavior. Not more than 10 business days after the day of
17election, the county clerk shall compile a list containing the
18name, address and party affiliation of each judge of election
19who served on the day of election, and shall preserve such list
20and make it available for public inspection and copying for a
21period of not more than one year from the date of receipt of
22such list. Copies of such list shall be available for purchase
23at a cost not to exceed the cost of duplication. The board has
24the right, at any time, in case of misbehavior or neglect of
25duty, to remove any judge of election and cause such vacancy to
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1appointed under subsection (b) of Section 13-4, the board shall
2have the right, at any time, to remove any judge of election
3for failing to vote the primary ballot of the political party
4he represents, at a primary election at which he served as such
5judge, and shall cause such vacancy to be filled in accordance
6with this Act. The board shall remove any judge of election
7who, twice during the same term of office, fails to provide for
8the opening of the polling place at the time prescribed in
9Section 17-1 or Section 18-2, whichever is applicable, unless
10such delay can be demonstrated by the judge of election to be
11beyond his or her control. In the event that any judge of
12election is removed for cause, the board shall specify such
13cause in writing and make such writing a matter of public
14record, with a copy to be sent to the appropriate county
15chairperson chairman who made the initial recommendation of the
16election judge. If any vacancies occur or exist more than 15
17days before election the judges appointed to such places must
18be confirmed by such court. The county board shall not
19voluntarily remove any judge within 15 days of such election
20except for flagrant misbehavior, incapacity or dishonesty, and
21the reason therefor must afterward be reported in writing to
22such court and made a matter of public record, with a copy to
23be sent to the appropriate county chairperson chairman who made
24the initial recommendation of the election judge. Provided
25further that where a vacancy in the office of judge of election
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1a population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, or where such
2vacancy exists 10 days or less prior to any election in
3counties having less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the county
4clerk shall, subject to the provisions of Section 13-1.1,
5appoint a person of the same major political party to fill such
6vacancy and issue a commission thereto. The name of the officer
7so appointed shall be reported to the court as a matter of
8record and after acceptance of such commission such person
9shall be liable in the same manner as officers regularly
10appointed by the county board and confirmed by the court. The
11county clerk shall have the power on election day to remove
12without cause any judge of election appointed by the other
13judges of election pursuant to Section 13-7 and to appoint
14another judge of election to serve for that election. Such
15substitute judge of election must be selected, where possible,
16pursuant to the provisions of Section 13-1.1 and must be
17qualified in accordance with Section 13-4.
18    If any precinct has increased in voter registration beyond
19the maximum of 800 provided in Section 11-2, the county clerk
20may appoint one additional judge of election from each
21political party for each 200 voters in excess of 800.
22(Source: P.A. 90-672, eff. 7-31-98; 91-352, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
23    (10 ILCS 5/13-4)  (from Ch. 46, par. 13-4)
24    Sec. 13-4. Qualifications.
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1(1) be citizens of the United States and entitled to vote at
2the next election, except as provided in subsection (b) or (c);
3(2) be of good repute and character and not subject to the
4registration requirement of the Sex Offender Registration Act;
5(3) be able to speak, read and write the English language; (4)
6be skilled in the four fundamental rules of arithmetic; (5) be
7of good understanding and capable; (6) not be candidates for
8any office at the election and not be elected committeepersons
9committeemen; and (7) reside in the precinct in which they are
10selected to act, except that in each precinct, not more than
11one judge of each party may be appointed from outside such
12precinct. Any judge selected to serve in any precinct in which
13he is not entitled to vote must reside within and be entitled
14to vote elsewhere within the county which encompasses the
15precinct in which such judge is appointed, except as provided
16in subsection (b) or (c). Such judge must meet the other
17qualifications of this Section.
18    (b) An election authority may establish a program to permit
19a person who is not entitled to vote to be appointed as an
20election judge if, as of the date of the election at which the
21person serves as a judge, he or she:
22        (1) is a U.S. citizen;
23        (2) is a junior or senior in good standing enrolled in
24    a public or private secondary school;
25        (3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent to
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1        (4) has the written approval of the principal of the
2    secondary school he or she attends at the time of
3    appointment;
4        (5) has the written approval of his or her parent or
5    legal guardian;
6        (6) has satisfactorily completed the training course
7    for judges of election described in Sections 13-2.1 and
8    13-2.2; and
9        (7) meets all other qualifications for appointment and
10    service as an election judge.
11    No more than one election judge qualifying under this
12subsection may serve per political party per precinct. Prior to
13appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must
14certify in writing to the election authority the political
15party the judge chooses to affiliate with.
16    Students appointed as election judges under this
17subsection shall not be counted as absent from school on the
18day they serve as judges.
19    (c) An election authority may establish a program to permit
20a person who is not entitled to vote in that precinct or county
21to be appointed as an election judge if, as of the date of the
22election at which the person serves as a judge, he or she:
23        (1) is a U.S. citizen;
24        (2) is currently enrolled in a community college, as
25    defined in the Public Community College Act, or a public or
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1        (3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent to
2    at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;
3        (4) has satisfactorily completed the training course
4    for judges of election described in Sections 13-2.1 and
5    13-2.2; and
6        (5) meets all other qualifications for appointment and
7    service as an election judge.
8    No more than one election judge qualifying under this
9subsection may serve per political party per precinct. Prior to
10appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must
11certify in writing to the election authority the political
12party the judge chooses to affiliate with.
13    Students appointed as election judges under this
14subsection shall not be counted as absent from school on the
15day they serve as judges.
16(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07; 95-818, eff. 1-1-09;
1796-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
18    (10 ILCS 5/14-1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 14-1)
19    Sec. 14-1. (a) The board of election commissioners
20established or existing under Article 6 shall, at the time and
21in the manner provided in Section 14-3.1, select and choose 5
22persons, men or women, as judges of election for each precinct
23in such city, village or incorporated town.
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1commissioners may, for any precinct with respect to which the
2board considers such action necessary or desirable in view of
3the number of voters, and shall for general elections for any
4precinct containing more than 600 registered voters, appoint in
5addition to the 5 judges of election a team of 5 tally judges.
6In such precincts the judges of election shall preside over the
7election during the hours the polls are open, and the tally
8judges, with the assistance of the holdover judges designated
9pursuant to Section 14-5.2, shall count the vote after the
10closing of the polls. The tally judges shall possess the same
11qualifications and shall be appointed in the same manner and
12with the same division between political parties as is provided
13for judges of election. The foregoing provisions relating to
14the appointment of tally judges are inapplicable in counties
15with a population of 1,000,000 or more.
16    (b) To qualify as judges the persons must:
17        (1) be citizens of the United States;
18        (2) be of good repute and character and not subject to
19    the registration requirement of the Sex Offender
20    Registration Act;
21        (3) be able to speak, read and write the English
22    language;
23        (4) be skilled in the 4 fundamental rules of
24    arithmetic;
25        (5) be of good understanding and capable;
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1    and not be elected committeepersons committeemen;
2        (7) reside and be entitled to vote in the precinct in
3    which they are selected to serve, except that in each
4    precinct not more than one judge of each party may be
5    appointed from outside such precinct. Any judge so
6    appointed to serve in any precinct in which he is not
7    entitled to vote must be entitled to vote elsewhere within
8    the county which encompasses the precinct in which such
9    judge is appointed and such judge must otherwise meet the
10    qualifications of this Section, except as provided in
11    subsection (c) or (c-5).
12    (c) An election authority may establish a program to permit
13a person who is not entitled to vote to be appointed as an
14election judge if, as of the date of the election at which the
15person serves as a judge, he or she:
16        (1) is a U.S. citizen;
17        (2) is a junior or senior in good standing enrolled in
18    a public or private secondary school;
19        (3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent to
20    at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;
21        (4) has the written approval of the principal of the
22    secondary school he or she attends at the time of
23    appointment;
24        (5) has the written approval of his or her parent or
25    legal guardian;
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1    for judges of election described in Sections 13-2.1,
2    13-2.2, and 14-4.1; and
3        (7) meets all other qualifications for appointment and
4    service as an election judge.
5    No more than one election judge qualifying under this
6subsection may serve per political party per precinct. Prior to
7appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must
8certify in writing to the election authority the political
9party the judge chooses to affiliate with.
10    Students appointed as election judges under this
11subsection shall not be counted as absent from school on the
12day they serve as judges.
13    (c-5) An election authority may establish a program to
14permit a person who is not entitled to vote in that precinct or
15county to be appointed as an election judge if, as of the date
16of the election at which the person serves as a judge, he or
17she:
18        (1) is a U.S. citizen;
19        (2) is currently enrolled in a community college, as
20    defined in the Public Community College Act, or a public or
21    private Illinois university or college;
22        (3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent to
23    at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;
24        (4) has satisfactorily completed the training course
25    for judges of election described in Sections 13-2.1,
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1        (5) meets all other qualifications for appointment and
2    service as an election judge.
3    No more than one election judge qualifying under this
4subsection may serve per political party per precinct. Prior to
5appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must
6certify in writing to the election authority the political
7party the judge chooses to affiliate with.
8    Students appointed as election judges under this
9subsection shall not be counted as absent from school on the
10day they serve as judges.
11    (d) The board of election commissioners may select 2
12additional judges of election, one from each of the major
13political parties, for each 200 voters in excess of 600 in any
14precinct having more than 600 voters as authorized by Section
1511-3. These additional judges must meet the qualifications
16prescribed in this Section.
17(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07; 95-818, eff. 1-1-09;
1896-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
19    (10 ILCS 5/14-3.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 14-3.1)
20    Sec. 14-3.1. The board of election commissioners shall,
21during the month of July of each even-numbered year, select for
22each election precinct within the jurisdiction of the board 5
23persons to be judges of election who shall possess the
24qualifications required by this Act for such judges. The
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1commissioners in the following manner: the county board of
2election commissioners shall select and approve 3 persons as
3judges of election in each election precinct from a certified
4list furnished by the chairperson chairman of the county
5central committee of the first leading political party in that
6precinct; the county board of election commissioners also shall
7select and approve 2 persons as judges of election in each
8election precinct from a certified list furnished by the
9chairperson chairman of the county central committee of the
10second leading political party in that precinct. The selection
11by a municipal board of election commissioners shall be made in
12the following manner: for each precinct, 3 judges shall be
13selected from one of the 2 leading political parties and the
14other 2 judges shall be selected from the other leading
15political party; the parties entitled to 3 and 2 judges,
16respectively, in the several precincts shall be determined as
17provided in Section 14-4. However, a Board of Election
18Commissioners may appoint three judges of election to serve in
19lieu of the 5 judges of election otherwise required by this
20Section to serve in any emergency referendum, or in any
21odd-year regular election or in any special primary or special
22election called for the purpose of filling a vacancy in the
23office of representative in the United States Congress or to
24nominate candidates for such purpose.
25    If only 3 judges of election serve in each election
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1shall be judges of election in the same election precinct, and
2which political party is entitled to 2 judges of election and
3which political party is entitled to one judge of election
4shall be determined as set forth in this Section for a county
5board of election commissioners' selection of 5 election judges
6in each precinct or in Section 14-4 for a municipal board of
7election commissioners' selection of election judges in each
8precinct, whichever is appropriate. In addition to such
9precinct judges, the board of election commissioners shall
10appoint special panels of 3 judges each, who shall possess the
11same qualifications and shall be appointed in the same manner
12and with the same division between political parties as is
13provided for other judges of election. The number of such
14panels of judges required shall be determined by regulation of
15the State Board of Elections, which shall base the required
16number of special panels on the number of registered voters in
17the jurisdiction or the number of absentee ballots voted at
18recent elections or any combination of such factors. A
19municipal board of election commissioners shall make the
20selections of persons qualified under Section 14-1 from
21certified lists furnished by the chairperson chairman of the
22respective county central committees, or each ward
23committeeperson in a municipality of 500,000 or more
24inhabitants, of the 2 leading political parties. Lists
25furnished by chairmen of county central committees or ward
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1be arranged according to precincts. The chairperson chairman of
2each county central committee or ward committeepersons, as the
3case may be, shall, insofar as possible, list persons who
4reside within the precinct in which they are to serve as
5judges. However, he may, in his sole discretion, submit the
6names of persons who reside outside the precinct but within the
7county embracing the precinct in which they are to serve. He
8must, however, submit the names of at least 2 residents of the
9precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have 3
10judges and must submit the name of at least one resident of the
11precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have 2
12judges. The board of election commissioners shall no later than
13March 1 of each even-numbered year notify the chairmen of the
14respective county central committees or ward committeepersons,
15as the case may be, of their responsibility to furnish such
16lists, and each such chairperson chairman shall furnish the
17board of election commissioners with the list for his party on
18or before May 1 of each even-numbered year. The board of
19election commissioners shall acknowledge in writing to each
20county chairperson chairman or ward committeepersons, as the
21case may be, the names of all persons submitted on such
22certified list and the total number of persons listed thereon.
23If no such list is furnished or if no names or an insufficient
24number of names are furnished for certain precincts, the board
25of election commissioners shall make or complete such list from
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1Section 14-3.2. Judges of election shall hold their office for
22 years from their appointment and until their successors are
3duly appointed in the manner herein provided. The board of
4election commissioners shall, subject to the provisions of
5Section 14-3.2, fill all vacancies in the office of judges of
6election at any time in the manner herein provided.
7    Such selections under this Section shall be confirmed by
8the court as provided in Section 14-5.
9(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
10    (10 ILCS 5/14-3.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 14-3.2)
11    Sec. 14-3.2. In addition to the list provided for in
12Section 14-3.1, the chairperson chairman of the county central
13committee, or each ward committeeperson in a municipality of
14500,000 or more inhabitants, of each of the 2 leading political
15parties shall furnish to the board of election commissioners a
16supplemental list, arranged according to precinct in which they
17are to serve, of persons available as judges of election, the
18names and number of all persons listed thereon to be
19acknowledged in writing to the county chairperson chairman or
20ward committeepersons, as the case may be, submitting such list
21by the board of election commissioners. The board of election
22commissioners shall select from this supplemental list persons
23qualified under Section 14-1, to fill vacancies among the
24judges of election. If the list provided for in Section 14-3.1
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1from the supplemental list furnished by the chairperson
2chairman of the county central committee or ward
3committeepersons, as the case may be, of the party. If such
4supplemental list is exhausted for any precinct, then selection
5shall be made from any of the persons on the supplemental list
6without regard to the precincts in which they are listed to
7serve. No selection or appointment from the supplemental list
8shall be made more than 21 days prior to the date of precinct
9registration for those judges needed as precinct registrars,
10and more than 60 days prior to the date of an election for
11those additional persons needed as election judges. In any case
12where selection cannot be made from the supplemental list
13without violating Section 14-1, selection shall be made from
14outside the supplemental list of some person qualified under
15Section 14-1.
16(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
17    (10 ILCS 5/14-5)  (from Ch. 46, par. 14-5)
18    Sec. 14-5. After the judges are selected and have agreed to
19serve as provided in Sections 14-1 to 14-4, inclusive, then a
20report of such selections shall be made and filed in the court,
21and application shall then be made by the board to the circuit
22court for their confirmation and appointment, whereupon the
23court shall enter an order that cause be shown, if any exists,
24against the confirmation and appointment of such persons so
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1fixed by the court. And the board of commissioners shall
2immediately give notice of such order and the names of all such
3judges so reported to such court for confirmation, and their
4residence and the precinct for which they were selected, by
5causing a notice to be published in one or more newspapers in
6such city, village or incorporated town, and if no newspaper be
7published in such city, village or incorporated town, then by
8posting such notice in 3 of the most public places in such
9city, village or town. The notice shall state that a list of
10judges of election is available for public inspection in the
11office of the election authority. If no cause to the contrary
12is shown prior to the day fixed, and if, in each precinct, at
13least one judge representing each of the two major political
14parties has been certified by the board of commissioners as
15having satisfactorily completed within the preceding 6 months
16the training course and examination for judges of election, as
17provided in Section 14-4.1 of this Act such appointments shall
18be confirmed by order entered by that court.
19    If in any precinct the requisite 2 judges have not been so
20certified by the board of commissioners as having
21satisfactorily completed such course and examination, the
22board of commissioners shall immediately notify all judges in
23that precinct, to whose appointment there is no other
24objection, that all such judges shall attend the next such
25course. The board of commissioners shall then certify to the
26court that all such judges have been so notified (and such

 

 

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1certification need contain no detail other than a mere
2recital). The appointment of such judges shall then be
3confirmed by order entered by the court. If any judge so
4notified and so confirmed fails to attend the next such course,
5such failure shall subject such judge to possible removal from
6office at the option of the election authority.
7    If objections to the appointment of any such judge is filed
8prior to the day fixed by the court for confirmation of judges,
9the court shall hear such objections and the evidence
10introduced in support thereof, and shall confirm or refuse to
11confirm such nominations, as the interests of the public may
12require. No reasons may be given for the refusal to confirm. If
13any vacancies exist by reason of the action of such board or
14otherwise, at any time, the board of commissioners shall,
15subject to the provisions of Section 14-3.2, further report and
16nominate persons to fill such vacancies so existing in the
17manner aforesaid, and a court in the same way shall consider
18such nominations and shall confirm or refuse to confirm the
19same in the manner aforesaid. Upon the confirmation of such
20judges, at any time, a commission shall issue to each of such
21judges, under the seal of such court, and appropriate forms
22shall be prepared by the board of commissioners for such
23purpose. After such confirmation and acceptance of such
24commission, such judges shall thereupon become officers of such
25court. If a vacancy occurs so late that application to and
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1then the board of commissioners shall, subject to the
2provisions of Section 14-3.2, make an appointment and issue a
3commission to such officer or officers, and when thus appointed
4such officer shall be considered an officer of the court and
5subject to the same rules and punishment, in case of
6misbehavior, as if confirmed by the court, and any judge,
7however appointed, and at whatever time, shall be considered an
8officer of court, and be subject to the same control and
9punishment in case of misbehavior. Not more than 10 business
10days after the day of election, the board of election
11commissioners shall compile a list containing the name, address
12and party affiliation of each judge of election who served on
13the day of election, and shall preserve such list and make it
14available for public inspection and copying for a period of not
15more than one year from the date of receipt of such list.
16Copies of such list shall be available for purchase at a cost
17not to exceed the cost of duplication. The board of
18commissioners has the right at any time, in case of misbehavior
19or neglect of duty, to remove any judge of election, and shall
20cause such vacancy to be filled in accordance with this Act.
21Except for judges appointed under subsection (c) of Section
2214-1, the board has the right, at any time, to remove any judge
23of election for failing to vote the primary ballot of the
24political party he represents at a primary election at which he
25served as such judge, and shall cause such vacancy to be filled
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1of election who, twice during the same term of office, fails to
2provide for the opening of the polling place at the time
3prescribed in Section 17-1 or Section 18-2, whichever is
4applicable, unless such delay can be demonstrated by the judge
5of election to be beyond his or her control. In the event that
6any judge of election is removed for cause, the board shall
7specify such cause in writing and make such writing a matter of
8public record, with a copy to be sent to the appropriate county
9chairperson chairman who made the initial recommendation of the
10election judges. The judges of election must be appointed and
11confirmed at least 35 days prior to the next election.
12    If any vacancy shall occur or exist, more than 5 days
13before election the judges appointed to such places must be
14confirmed by such court. Such commissioners shall not
15voluntarily remove any judge within 5 days of such election,
16except for flagrant misbehavior, incapacity or dishonesty, and
17the reasons therefor must afterwards be reported in writing to
18such court and made a matter of public record, with a copy to
19be sent to the appropriate county chairperson chairman who made
20the initial recommendation of the election judge. If such
21removal be wilful and without cause, the commissioners shall be
22punished for contempt of court and subject to removal. The
23board of election commissioners shall have the power on
24election day to remove without cause any judge of election
25appointed by the other judges of election pursuant to Section
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1election. Such substitute judge of election must be selected,
2where possible, pursuant to the provisions of Section 14-3.2
3and must be qualified in accordance with Section 14-1.
4(Source: P.A. 90-672, eff. 7-31-98; 91-352, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
5    (10 ILCS 5/17-18.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 17-18.1)
6    Sec. 17-18.1. Wherever the judicial retention ballot to be
7used in any general election contains the names of more than 15
8judges on a separate paper ballot, the County Clerk or Board of
9Election Commissioners as the case may be, shall designate
10special judges of election for the purpose of tallying and
11canvassing the votes cast for and against the propositions for
12the retention of judges in office in such places and at such
13times as the County Clerk or Board of Election Commissioners
14determine. Special judges of election shall be designated from
15certified lists submitted by the respective chairmen of the
16county central committees of the two leading political parties.
17In the event that the County Clerk or Board of Election
18Commissioners as the case may be, decides that the counting of
19the retention ballots shall be performed in the precinct where
20such ballots are cast, 2 special judges of election shall be
21designated to tally and canvass the vote of each precinct with
22one being named from each of the 2 leading political parties.
23    In the event that the County Clerk or Board of Election
24Commissioners decides that the judicial retention ballots from
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1or common location, then each major political party shall be
2entitled to an equal number of special election judges in each
3such central or common location. The County Clerk or Board of
4Election Commissioners, as the case may be, shall inform, no
5later than 75 days prior to such election, the respective
6chairmen of the county central committees of the location or
7locations where the counting of retention ballots will be done,
8the number of names to be included on the certified lists, and
9the number of special election judges to be selected from those
10lists. If the certified list for either party is not submitted
11within thirty days after the chairmen have been so informed,
12the County Clerk or Board of Election Commissioners shall
13designate special judges of election for that party in whatever
14manner it determines.
15    The County Clerk or Board of Election Commissioners shall
16apply to the Circuit Court for the confirmation of the special
17judges of election designated under this Section. The court
18shall confirm or refuse to confirm such designations as the
19interest of the public may require. Those confirmed shall be
20officers of the court and subject to its disciplinary powers.
21    The County Clerk or Board of Election Commissioners shall,
22in the exercise of sound discretion, prescribe the forms,
23materials and supplies together with the procedures for
24completion and return thereof for use in such election by
25special judges of election. The special judges of election
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1and authority for tallying and canvassing the votes pertaining
2to the retention of judges and the return of ballots and
3supplies.
4    If the County Clerk or Board of Election Commissioners
5decides that the counting of the retention ballots shall be
6performed in the precinct where such ballots were cast, at
7least 2 ballot boxes shall be provided for paper retention
8ballots, one of which shall be used from the opening of the
9polls until 9:00 a.m. and from 12:00 noon until 3:00 p.m. and
10the second of which shall be used from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00
11noon and from 3:00 p.m. until the closing of the polls;
12provided that if additional ballot boxes are provided, the
13additional boxes shall be used instead of reusing boxes used
14earlier. At the close of each such period of use, a ballot box
15used for retention ballots shall be immediately unsealed and
16opened and the ballots therein counted and tallied by the
17special judges of election. After counting and tallying the
18retention ballots, the special judges of election shall place
19the counted ballots in a container provided for that purpose by
20the County Clerk or Board of Election Commissioners and clearly
21marked with the appropriate printing and shall thereupon seal
22such container. One such container shall be provided for each
23of the four time periods and clearly designated as the
24container for the respective period. The tally shall be
25recorded on sheets provided by the County Clerk or Board of
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1respective time periods. Before a ballot box may be reused, it
2shall in the presence of all of the judges of election be
3verified to be empty, whereupon it shall be resealed. After the
4close of the polls, and after the tally of votes cast by vote
5by mail voters, the special judges of election shall add
6together the tallies of all the ballot boxes used throughout
7the day, and complete the canvass of votes for retention of
8judges in the manner established by this Act. All of these
9procedures shall be carried out within the clear view of the
10other judges of election. The sealed containers of used
11retention ballots shall be returned with other voted ballots to
12the County Clerk or Board of Election Commissioners in the
13manner provided by this Act.
14    The compensation of a special judge of election may not
15exceed $30 per judge per precinct or district canvassed.
16    This Section does not affect any other office or the
17conduct of any other election held at the same time as the
18election for the retention of judges in office.
19(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
20    (10 ILCS 5/17-22)  (from Ch. 46, par. 17-22)
21    Sec. 17-22. The judges of election shall make the tally
22sheet and certificate of results in triplicate. If, however,
23the number of established political parties, as defined in
24Section 10-2, exceeds 2, one additional copy shall be made for
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1voters, or other proper return with such certificate written
2thereon, and accompanying tally sheet footed up so as to show
3the correct number of votes cast for each person voted for,
4shall be carefully enveloped and sealed up by the judges of
5election, 2 of whom (one from each of the 2 major political
6parties) shall immediately deliver same to the county clerk, or
7his deputy, at the office of the county clerk, or to an
8officially designated receiving station established by the
9county clerk where a duly authorized representative of the
10county clerk shall receive said envelopes for immediate
11transmission to the office of county clerk, who shall safely
12keep them. The other certificates of results and accompanying
13tally sheet shall be carefully enveloped and sealed up and duly
14directed, respectively, to the chairperson chairman of the
15county central committee of each then existing established
16political party, and by another of the judges of election
17deposited immediately in the nearest United States letter
18deposit. However, if any county chairperson chairman notifies
19the county clerk not later than 10 days before the election of
20his desire to receive the envelope addressed to him at the
21point and at the time same are delivered to the county clerk,
22his deputy or receiving station designee the envelopes shall be
23delivered to such county chairperson chairman or his designee
24immediately upon receipt thereof by the county clerk, his
25deputy or his receiving station designee. The person or persons
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1official receipt acknowledging receipt of said envelopes. The
2poll book and tally list filed with the county clerk shall be
3kept one year, and certified copies thereof shall be evidence
4in all courts, proceedings and election contests. Before the
5returns are sealed up, as aforesaid, the judges shall compare
6the tally papers, footings and certificates and see that they
7are correct and duplicates of each other, and certify to the
8correctness of the same.
9    At the consolidated election, the judges of election shall
10make a tally sheet and certificate of results for each
11political subdivision for which candidates or public questions
12are on the ballot at such election, and shall sign, seal in a
13marked envelope and deliver them to the county clerk with the
14other certificates of results herein required. Such tally
15sheets and certificates of results may be duplicates of the
16tally sheet and certificate of results otherwise required by
17this Section, showing all votes for all candidates and public
18questions voted for or upon in the precinct, or may be on
19separate forms prepared by the election authority and showing
20only those votes cast for candidates and public questions of
21each such political subdivision.
22    Within 2 days of delivery of complete returns of the
23consolidated election, the county clerk shall transmit an
24original, sealed tally sheet and certificate of results from
25each precinct in his jurisdiction in which candidates or public
26questions of a political subdivision were on the ballot to the

 

 

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1local election official of such political subdivision. Each
2local election official, within 24 hours of receipt of all of
3the tally sheets and certificates of results for all precincts
4in which candidates or public questions of his political
5subdivision were on the ballot, shall transmit such sealed
6tally sheets and certificates of results to the canvassing
7board for that political subdivision.
8    In the case of referenda for the formation of a political
9subdivision, the tally sheets and certificates of results shall
10be transmitted by the county clerk to the circuit court that
11ordered the proposition submitted or to the officials
12designated by the court to conduct the canvass of votes. In the
13case of school referenda for which a regional superintendent of
14schools is responsible for the canvass of votes, the county
15clerk shall transmit the tally sheets and certificates of
16results to the regional superintendent of schools.
17    Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are
18used, the provisions of this section may be modified as
19required or authorized by Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever
20is applicable.
21    Only judges appointed under the provisions of subsection
22(a) of Section 13-4 or subsection (b) of Section 14-1 may make
23any delivery required by this Section from judges of election
24to a county clerk, or his or her deputy, at the office of the
25county clerk or to a county clerk's duly authorized
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1receiving station.
2(Source: P.A. 96-1003, eff. 7-6-10.)
 
3    (10 ILCS 5/17-23)  (from Ch. 46, par. 17-23)
4    Sec. 17-23. Pollwatchers in a general election shall be
5authorized in the following manner:
6    (1) Each established political party shall be entitled to
7appoint two pollwatchers per precinct. Such pollwatchers must
8be affiliated with the political party for which they are
9pollwatching. For all elections, the pollwatchers must be
10registered to vote in Illinois.
11    (2) Each candidate shall be entitled to appoint two
12pollwatchers per precinct. For all elections, the pollwatchers
13must be registered to vote in Illinois.
14    (3) Each organization of citizens within the county or
15political subdivision, which has among its purposes or
16interests the investigation or prosecution of election frauds,
17and which shall have registered its name and address and the
18name and addresses of its principal officers with the proper
19election authority at least 40 days before the election, shall
20be entitled to appoint one pollwatcher per precinct. For all
21elections, the pollwatcher must be registered to vote in
22Illinois.
23    (3.5) Each State nonpartisan civic organization within the
24county or political subdivision shall be entitled to appoint
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1pollwatchers appointed by State nonpartisan civic
2organizations shall be present in a precinct polling place at
3the same time. Each organization shall have registered the
4names and addresses of its principal officers with the proper
5election authority at least 40 days before the election. The
6pollwatchers must be registered to vote in Illinois. For the
7purpose of this paragraph, a "State nonpartisan civic
8organization" means any corporation, unincorporated
9association, or organization that:
10        (i) as part of its written articles of incorporation,
11    bylaws, or charter or by separate written declaration, has
12    among its stated purposes the provision of voter
13    information and education, the protection of individual
14    voters' rights, and the promotion of free and equal
15    elections;
16        (ii) is organized or primarily conducts its activities
17    within the State of Illinois; and
18        (iii) continuously maintains an office or business
19    location within the State of Illinois, together with a
20    current listed telephone number (a post office box number
21    without a current listed telephone number is not
22    sufficient).
23    (4) In any general election held to elect candidates for
24the offices of a municipality of less than 3,000,000 population
25that is situated in 2 or more counties, a pollwatcher who is a
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1pollwatcher in any poll located within such municipality,
2provided that such pollwatcher otherwise complies with the
3respective requirements of subsections (1) through (3) of this
4Section and is a registered voter in Illinois.
5    (5) Each organized group of proponents or opponents of a
6ballot proposition, which shall have registered the name and
7address of its organization or committee and the name and
8address of its chairperson chairman with the proper election
9authority at least 40 days before the election, shall be
10entitled to appoint one pollwatcher per precinct. The
11pollwatcher must be registered to vote in Illinois.
12    All pollwatchers shall be required to have proper
13credentials. Such credentials shall be printed in sufficient
14quantities, shall be issued by and under the facsimile
15signature(s) of the election authority or the State Board of
16Elections and shall be available for distribution by the
17election authority and State Board of Elections at least 2
18weeks prior to the election. Such credentials shall be
19authorized by the real or facsimile signature of the State or
20local party official or the candidate or the presiding officer
21of the civic organization or the chairperson chairman of the
22proponent or opponent group, as the case may be. Neither the
23election authority nor the State Board of Elections may require
24any such party official or the candidate or the presiding
25officer of the civic organization or the chairperson chairman
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1information concerning pollwatchers before making credentials
2available to such persons or organizations.
3    Pollwatcher credentials shall be in substantially the
4following form:
 
5
POLLWATCHER CREDENTIALS
6TO THE JUDGES OF ELECTION:
7    In accordance with the provisions of the Election Code, the
8undersigned hereby appoints .......... (name of pollwatcher)
9who resides at ........... (address) in the county of
10..........., .......... (township or municipality) of
11........... (name), State of Illinois and who is duly
12registered to vote from this address, to act as a pollwatcher
13in the ........... precinct of the ........... ward (if
14applicable) of the ........... (township or municipality) of
15........... at the ........... election to be held on (insert
16date).
17........................  (Signature of Appointing Authority)
18......................... TITLE  (party official,  candidate,
19                                civic organization president,
20                        proponent or opponent group 
21chairperson chairman)
 
22    Under penalties provided by law pursuant to Section 29-10
23of the Election Code, the undersigned pollwatcher certifies
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1county of ............, ......... (township or municipality)
2of ........... (name), State of Illinois, and is duly
3registered to vote in Illinois.
4..........................            .......................
5(Precinct and/or Ward in           (Signature of Pollwatcher)
6Which Pollwatcher Resides)
 
7    Pollwatchers must present their credentials to the Judges
8of Election upon entering the polling place. Pollwatcher
9credentials properly executed and signed shall be proof of the
10qualifications of the pollwatcher authorized thereby. Such
11credentials are retained by the Judges and returned to the
12Election Authority at the end of the day of election with the
13other election materials. Once a pollwatcher has surrendered a
14valid credential, he may leave and reenter the polling place
15provided that such continuing action does not disrupt the
16conduct of the election. Pollwatchers may be substituted during
17the course of the day, but established political parties,
18candidates and qualified civic organizations can have only as
19many pollwatchers at any given time as are authorized in this
20Article. A substitute must present his signed credential to the
21judges of election upon entering the polling place. Election
22authorities must provide a sufficient number of credentials to
23allow for substitution of pollwatchers. After the polls have
24closed pollwatchers shall be allowed to remain until the
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1in cases of necessity, provided that such action is not so
2continuous as to disrupt the canvass of votes.
3    Candidates seeking office in a district or municipality
4encompassing 2 or more counties shall be admitted to any and
5all polling places throughout such district or municipality
6without regard to the counties in which such candidates are
7registered to vote. Actions of such candidates shall be
8governed in each polling place by the same privileges and
9limitations that apply to pollwatchers as provided in this
10Section. Any such candidate who engages in an activity in a
11polling place which could reasonably be construed by a majority
12of the judges of election as campaign activity shall be removed
13forthwith from such polling place.
14    Candidates seeking office in a district or municipality
15encompassing 2 or more counties who desire to be admitted to
16polling places on election day in such district or municipality
17shall be required to have proper credentials. Such credentials
18shall be printed in sufficient quantities, shall be issued by
19and under the facsimile signature of the State Board of
20Elections or the election authority of the election
21jurisdiction where the polling place in which the candidate
22seeks admittance is located, and shall be available for
23distribution at least 2 weeks prior to the election. Such
24credentials shall be signed by the candidate.
25    Candidate credentials shall be in substantially the
26following form:
 

 

 

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1
CANDIDATE CREDENTIALS
2    TO THE JUDGES OF ELECTION:
3    In accordance with the provisions of the Election Code, I
4...... (name of candidate) hereby certify that I am a candidate
5for ....... (name of office) and seek admittance to .......
6precinct of the ....... ward (if applicable) of the .......
7(township or municipality) of ....... at the ....... election
8to be held on (insert date).
9.........................             .......................
10(Signature of Candidate)              OFFICE FOR WHICH
11                                      CANDIDATE SEEKS
12                                      NOMINATION OR
13                                      ELECTION
 
14    Pollwatchers shall be permitted to observe all proceedings
15and view all reasonably requested records relating to the
16conduct of the election, provided the secrecy of the ballot is
17not impinged, and to station themselves in a position in the
18voting room as will enable them to observe the judges making
19the signature comparison between the voter application and the
20voter registration record card; provided, however, that such
21pollwatchers shall not be permitted to station themselves in
22such close proximity to the judges of election so as to
23interfere with the orderly conduct of the election and shall
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1Pollwatchers may challenge for cause the voting qualifications
2of a person offering to vote and may call to the attention of
3the judges of election any incorrect procedure or apparent
4violations of this Code.
5    If a majority of the judges of election determine that the
6polling place has become too overcrowded with pollwatchers so
7as to interfere with the orderly conduct of the election, the
8judges shall, by lot, limit such pollwatchers to a reasonable
9number, except that each established or new political party
10shall be permitted to have at least one pollwatcher present.
11    Representatives of an election authority, with regard to an
12election under its jurisdiction, the State Board of Elections,
13and law enforcement agencies, including but not limited to a
14United States Attorney, a State's attorney, the Attorney
15General, and a State, county, or local police department, in
16the performance of their official election duties, shall be
17permitted at all times to enter and remain in the polling
18place. Upon entering the polling place, such representatives
19shall display their official credentials or other
20identification to the judges of election.
21    Uniformed police officers assigned to polling place duty
22shall follow all lawful instructions of the judges of election.
23    The provisions of this Section shall also apply to
24supervised casting of vote by mail ballots as provided in
25Section 19-12.2 of this Act.
26(Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 

 

 

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1    (10 ILCS 5/18-1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 18-1)
2    Sec. 18-1. The provisions of this Article 18 shall be
3applicable only to and in municipalities operating under
4Article 6 of this Act.
5    At every election in any municipality operating under
6Article 6 of this Act, each of the political parties shall have
7the right to designate a canvasser for each election precinct,
8who may make a canvass of the precinct in which he is appointed
9to act, not less than 20 nor more than 31 days previous to such
10election, for the purpose of ascertaining the names and
11addresses of the legal voters residing in such precinct. An
12authority signed by the executive director of the board of
13election commissioners, shall be sufficient evidence of the
14right of such canvasser to make a canvass of the precinct in
15which he is appointed to act. The executive director of the
16board of election commissioners shall issue such certificate of
17authority to any person designated in a written request signed
18by the recognized chairperson chairman or presiding officer of
19the chief managing committee of a political party in such city,
20village or incorporated town; and a record shall be kept in the
21office of the election commissioners of all appointments of
22such canvassers. In making such canvass no person shall refuse
23to answer questions and give the information asked for and
24known to him or her.
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1    (10 ILCS 5/18-14)  (from Ch. 46, par. 18-14)
2    Sec. 18-14. The judges of election shall make duplicate
3statements of the result of the canvass, which shall be written
4or partly written and partly printed. Each of the statements
5shall contain a caption stating the day on which, and the
6number of the election precinct and the ward, city and county,
7in relation to which such statements shall be made, and the
8time of opening and closing of the polls of such election
9precinct. It shall also contain a statement showing the whole
10number of votes given for each person, designating the office
11for which they were given, which statement shall be written, or
12partly written and partly printed, in words at length; and in
13case a proposition of any kind has been submitted to a vote at
14such election, such statements shall also show the whole number
15of votes cast for or against such proposition, written out or
16partly written and partly printed, in words at length, and at
17the end thereof a certificate that such statement is correct in
18all respects; which certificate, and each sheet of paper
19forming part of the statement, shall be subscribed by the
20judges. If any judge shall decline to sign such return, he
21shall state his reason therefor in writing, and a copy thereof,
22signed by himself, shall be enclosed with each return. Each of
23the statements shall be enclosed in an envelope, which shall
24then be securely sealed with sealing wax or other adhesive
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1every fold at which the envelope, if unfastened, could be
2opened. One of the envelopes shall be directed to the county
3clerk and one to the comptroller of the city, or to the officer
4of such city whose duties correspond with those of comptroller.
5The judges of election shall make quadruplicate sets of
6tallies, and each set of tallies shall also be signed by the
7judges of the election. If, however, the number of established
8political parties, as defined in Section 10-2, exceeds 2, one
9additional set of tallies shall be made and signed for each
10established political party in excess of 2. Each set shall be
11enclosed in an envelope, securely sealed and signed in like
12manner; and one of the envelopes shall be directed on the
13outside to the election commissioners and the other to the
14city, village or town clerk; the other two envelopes shall be
15addressed, respectively, to the chairmen of the county central
16committees of the established political parties. On the outside
17of every envelope shall be endorsed whether it contains the
18statements of the votes cast or the tallies, and for what
19precinct and ward, village or town.
20    However, in those jurisdictions where electronic voting
21systems utilizing in-precinct counting equipment are used, one
22such envelope shall be transmitted to the chairperson chairman
23of the county central committee of each established political
24party and 2 such envelopes shall be transmitted to the board of
25election commissioners.
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1used, the provisions of this Section may be modified as
2required or authorized by Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever
3is applicable.
4    At the nonpartisan and consolidated elections, the judges
5of election shall make a tally sheet and certificate of results
6for each political subdivision as to which candidates or public
7questions are on the ballot at such election, except where such
8votes are to be canvassed by the board of election
9commissioners or by the city canvassing board provided in
10Section 22-8. The judges shall sign, seal in a marked envelope
11and deliver them to the county clerk with the other
12certificates of results herein required. Such tally sheets and
13certificates of results may be duplicates of the tally sheet
14and certificate of results otherwise required by this Section,
15showing all votes for all candidates and public questions voted
16for or upon in the precinct, or may be on separate forms
17prepared by the election authority and showing only those votes
18cast for candidates and public questions of each such political
19subdivision.
20    Within 2 days of delivery of complete returns of the
21consolidated and nonpartisan elections, the board of election
22commissioners shall transmit an original, sealed tally sheet
23and certificate of results from each precinct in its
24jurisdiction in which candidates or public questions of a
25political subdivision were on the ballot to the local election
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1board is designated to canvass such votes. Each local election
2official, within 24 hours of receipt of all of the tally sheets
3and certificates of results for all precincts in which
4candidates or public questions of his political subdivision
5were on the ballot, shall transmit such sealed tally sheets and
6certificates of results to the canvassing board for that
7political subdivision.
8    In the case of referenda for the formation of a political
9subdivision the tally sheets and certificates of results shall
10be transmitted by the board of election commissioners to the
11circuit court that ordered the proposition submitted or to the
12officials designated by the court to conduct the canvass of
13votes. In the case of school referenda for which a regional
14superintendent of schools is responsible for the canvass of
15votes, the board of election commissioners shall transmit the
16tally sheets and certificates of results to the regional
17superintendent.
18(Source: P.A. 82-1014.)
 
19    (10 ILCS 5/21-1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 21-1)
20    Sec. 21-1. Choosing and election of electors of President
21and Vice-President of the United States shall be in the
22following manner:
23    (a) In each year in which a President and Vice-President of
24the United States are chosen, each political party or group in
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1central committee electors of President and Vice-President of
2the United States and such State Convention or State central
3committee of such party or group shall also choose electors at
4large, if any are to be appointed for this State and such State
5Convention or State central committee of such party or group
6shall by its chairperson chairman and secretary certify the
7total list of such electors together with electors at large so
8chosen to the State Board of Elections.
9    The filing of such certificate with the Board, of such
10choosing of electors shall be deemed and taken to be the
11choosing and selection of the electors of this State, if such
12party or group is successful at the polls as herein provided in
13choosing their candidates for President and Vice-President of
14the United States.
15    (b) The names of the candidates of the several political
16parties or groups for electors of President and Vice-President
17shall not be printed on the official ballot to be voted in the
18election to be held on the day in this Act above named. In lieu
19of the names of the candidates for such electors of President
20and Vice-President, immediately under the appellation of party
21name of a party or group in the column of its candidates on the
22official ballot, to be voted at said election first above named
23in subsection (1) of Section 2A-1.2 and Section 2A-2, there
24shall be printed within a bracket the name of the candidate for
25President and the name of the candidate for Vice-President of
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1Each voter in this State from the several lists or sets of
2electors so chosen and selected by the said respective
3political parties or groups, may choose and elect one of such
4lists or sets of electors by placing a cross in the square to
5the left of the bracket aforesaid of one of such parties or
6groups. Placing a cross within the square before the bracket
7enclosing the names of President and Vice-President shall not
8be deemed and taken as a direct vote for such candidates for
9President and Vice-President, or either of them, but shall only
10be deemed and taken to be a vote for the entire list or set of
11electors chosen by that political party or group so certified
12to the State Board of Elections as herein provided. Voting by
13means of placing a cross in the appropriate place preceding the
14appellation or title of the particular political party or
15group, shall not be deemed or taken as a direct vote for the
16candidates for President and Vice-President, or either of them,
17but instead to the Presidential vote, as a vote for the entire
18list or set of electors chosen by that political party or group
19so certified to the State Board of Elections as herein
20provided.
21    (c) Such certification by the respective political parties
22or groups in this State of electors of President and
23Vice-President shall be made to the State Board of Elections
24within 2 days after such State convention or meeting of the
25State central committee in which the electors were chosen.
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1selection of electors of the same political party or group be
2filed by contesting conventions or contesting groups, it shall
3be the duty of the State Board of Elections within 10 days
4after the adjournment of the last of such conventions to meet
5and determine which set of nominees for electors of such party
6or group was chosen and selected by the authorized convention
7of such party or group. The Board, after notice to the
8chairperson chairman and secretaries or managers of the
9conventions or groups and after a hearing shall determine which
10set of electors was so chosen by the authorized convention and
11shall so announce and publish the fact, and such decision shall
12be final and the set of electors so determined upon by the
13electoral board to be so chosen shall be the list or set of
14electors to be deemed elected if that party shall be successful
15at the polls, as herein provided.
16    (e) Should a vacancy occur in the choice of an elector in a
17congressional district, such vacancy may be filled by the
18executive committee of the party or group for such
19congressional district, to be certified by such committee to
20the State Board of Elections. Should a vacancy occur in the
21office of elector at large, such vacancy shall be filled by the
22State committee of such political party or group, and certified
23by it to the State Board of Elections.
24(Source: P.A. 99-522, eff. 6-30-16.)
 
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1    Sec. 22-1. Abstracts of votes. Within 21 days after the
2close of the election at which candidates for offices
3hereinafter named in this Section are voted upon, the election
4authorities of the respective counties shall open the returns
5and make abstracts of the votes on a separate sheet for each of
6the following:
7        A. For Governor and Lieutenant Governor;
8        B. For State officers;
9        C. For presidential electors;
10        D. For United States Senators and Representatives to
11    Congress;
12        E. For judges of the Supreme Court;
13        F. For judges of the Appellate Court;
14        G. For judges of the circuit court;
15        H. For Senators and Representatives to the General
16    Assembly;
17        I. For State's Attorneys elected from 2 or more
18    counties;
19        J. For amendments to the Constitution, and for other
20    propositions submitted to the electors of the entire State;
21        K. For county officers and for propositions submitted
22    to the electors of the county only;
23        L. For Regional Superintendent of Schools;
24        M. For trustees of Sanitary Districts; and
25        N. For Trustee of a Regional Board of School Trustees.
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1    Multiple originals of each of the sheets shall be prepared
2and one of each shall be turned over to the chairperson
3chairman of the county central committee of each of the then
4existing established political parties, as defined in Section
510-2, or his duly authorized representative immediately after
6the completion of the entries on the sheets and before the
7totals have been compiled.
8    The foregoing abstracts shall be preserved by the election
9authority in its office.
10    Whenever any county clerk is unable to canvass the vote,
11the deputy county clerk or a designee of the county clerk shall
12serve in his or her place.
13    The powers and duties of the election authority canvassing
14the votes are limited to those specified in this Section.
15    No person who is shown by the election authority's
16proclamation to have been elected at the consolidated election
17or general election as a write-in candidate shall take office
18unless that person has first filed with the certifying office
19or board a statement of candidacy pursuant to Section 7-10 or
20Section 10-5, a statement pursuant to Section 7-10.1, and a
21receipt for filing a statement of economic interests in
22relation to the unit of government to which he or she has been
23elected. For officers elected at the consolidated election, the
24certifying officer shall notify the election authority of the
25receipt of those documents, and the county clerk shall issue
26the certification of election under the provisions of Section

 

 

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122-18.
2(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 94-647, eff. 1-1-06;
395-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
4    (10 ILCS 5/22-4)  (from Ch. 46, par. 22-4)
5    Sec. 22-4. On the day appointed, the clerk and the
6chairperson chairmen (or vice-chairperson vice-chairman or
7secretary, as the case may be) of the county central committees
8of the Republican and Democratic parties and other canvassers,
9or, in case of their absence the state's attorney or sheriff,
10shall attend, and the parties interested shall appear and
11determine by lot which of them is to be declared elected; and
12the clerk shall issue his certificate of election to the person
13thus declared elected.
14(Source: Laws 1955, p. 1015.)
 
15    (10 ILCS 5/22-8)   (from Ch. 46, par. 22-8)
16    Sec. 22-8. In municipalities operating under Article 6 of
17this Act, within 21 days after the close of such election, the
18board of election commissioners shall open all returns and
19shall make abstracts or statements of the votes for all offices
20and questions voted on at the election.
21    Each abstract or statement shall report the returns by
22precinct or ward.
23    Multiple originals of each of the abstracts or statements
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1chairperson chairman of the county central committee of each of
2the then existing established political parties, as defined in
3Section 10-2.
4(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 94-647, eff. 1-1-06;
595-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/22-15)  (from Ch. 46, par. 22-15)
7    Sec. 22-15. The election authority shall, upon request, and
8by mail if so requested, furnish free of charge to any
9candidate for any office, whose name appeared upon the ballot
10within the jurisdiction of the election authority, a copy of
11the abstract of votes by precinct or ward for all candidates
12for the office for which such person was a candidate. Such
13abstract shall be furnished no later than 2 days after the
14receipt of the request or 8 days after the completing of the
15canvass, whichever is later.
16    Within one calendar day following the canvass and
17proclamation of each general primary election and general
18election, each election authority shall transmit to the
19principal office of the State Board of Elections copies of the
20abstracts of votes by precinct or ward for the offices of ward,
21township, and precinct committeeperson committeeman via
22overnight mail so that the abstract of votes arrives at the
23address the following calendar day. Each election authority
24shall also transmit to the principal office of the State Board
25of Elections copies of current precinct poll lists.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 94-647, eff. 1-1-06;
295-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
3    (10 ILCS 5/22-15.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 22-15.1)
4    Sec. 22-15.1. (a) Within 60 days following the canvass of
5the general election within each election jurisdiction, the
6election authority shall prepare, in typewritten or legible
7computer-generated form, a report of the abstracts of votes by
8precinct for all offices and questions of public policy in
9connection with which votes were cast within the election
10jurisdiction at the general election. The report shall include
11the total number of ballots cast within each precinct or ward
12and the total number of registered voters within each precinct
13or ward. The election authority shall provide a copy of the
14report to the chairperson chairman of the county central
15committee of each established political party in the county
16within which the election jurisdiction is contained, and shall
17make a reasonable number of copies of the report available for
18distribution to the public.
19    (b) Within 60 days after the effective date of this
20amendatory Act of 1985, each election authority shall prepare,
21in typewritten or legible computer-generated form, a report of
22the type required by subsection (a) concerning the general
23election of 1984. The election authority shall provide a copy
24of the report to the chairperson chairman of the county central
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1which the election jurisdiction is contained, and shall make a
2reasonable number of copies of the report available for
3distribution to the public.
4    (c) An election authority may charge a fee to reimburse the
5actual cost of duplicating each copy of a report provided
6pursuant to subsection (a) or (b).
7(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
8    (10 ILCS 5/24-13)  (from Ch. 46, par. 24-13)
9    Sec. 24-13. Four sets of ballot labels for use in each
10voting machine shall be provided for each polling place for
11each election by the election authority. There shall also be
12furnished all other necessary materials or supplies for the
13proper use of the voting machines, including durable
14transparent noninflammable covering at least 1/16 inch thick
15with which all the ballot labels shall be securely covered to
16prevent shifting, tampering with or mutilations of the ballot
17labels, facsimile diagrams, return sheets, certificates, forms
18and materials of all kinds provided for in this Article. The
19election authority shall before the day of election, cause the
20proper ballot labels, together with the transparent protective
21covering for same, to be put upon each machine, corresponding
22with the sample ballot labels herein provided for, and the
23machine in every way to be put in order, set and adjusted,
24ready for use in voting when delivered at the precinct polling
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1in order, setting and adjusting the same, they may employ one
2competent person to be known as the voting machine custodian
3and additional deputy custodians as required. The election
4authority shall, preceding each election day, holding a meeting
5or meetings for the purpose of instructing all election
6precinct officials who are to serve in an election precinct
7where voting machines are to be used. Before preparing any
8voting machines for any election, the election authority shall
9cause written notices to be sent to the chairperson chairman of
10the county central committee of each political party having a
11candidate or candidates on the ballot, or the chairperson
12chairman of each municipal or township committee of each
13political party having candidates on the ballot, in the case of
14a municipal or township election, stating the times when, and
15the place or places where, the voting machines will be prepared
16for the election; they shall also cause written notices to be
17sent to the chairperson chairman or presiding officer of any
18organization of citizens within the county, or other political
19subdivision, having as its purpose, or among its purposes or
20interests, the prevention, investigation or prosecution of
21election frauds, which has registered its name and address and
22the names of its principal officers with the officer, officers
23or board having charge of the preparation of the machines for
24the election, at least 40 days before such election, stating
25the times when, and the place or places where, the voting
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1place or places, one representative of each such political
2party, certified by the respective chairperson chairman of the
3county managing committee of each such political party, or the
4chairperson chairman of the municipal or township committee in
5the case of a municipal or township election, and one
6representative of each such candidate, certified by such
7candidate, and one representative of each organization of
8citizens, certified by the respective chairperson chairman or
9presiding officers of such organizations shall be entitled to
10be present and see that the machines are properly prepared and
11tested and placed in proper condition and order for use at the
12election. The custodian or custodians of voting machines and
13the party representatives shall take the constitutional oath of
14office. It shall be the privilege of such party and
15organization representatives to be present at the preparation
16of the voting machines for the election and to see that each
17machine is tested for accuracy and is properly prepared and
18that all registering counters are set at zero. The custodian
19shall, in the presence of the party and candidate and
20organization representatives, prepare the voting machine for
21the election and set all registering counters at zero, and he
22shall then, assisted by the watchers, test each such
23registering counter for accuracy by casting votes upon it, and
24such testing shall be done in the presence of the watchers,
25until each such registering counter is correctly registering
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1shall state that this has been done, and the custodians shall
2then, in the presence of the party and candidate and
3organization representatives, reset each registering counter
4to zero, and shall then immediately seal the voting machine
5with a numbered metal seal, and a record of the number on the
6seal shall then and there be made by the custodian on the
7certificate for that machine and the seal shall be so placed as
8to prevent operation of the machine or its registering counters
9without breaking the seal, and the custodian shall then
10immediately make a record on the certificate for that machine
11of the reading shown on the protective counter. Immediately
12after each machine has been so tested and prepared for the
13election, it shall be the duty of such custodian or custodians
14to make a certificate in writing which shall be filed in the
15office of the election authority, stating the serial number of
16each voting machine, whether or not such machine has all the
17registering counters set at zero, whether or not such machine
18has been tested by voting on each registering counter so as to
19prove that each such registering counter is in perfect and
20accurate working condition, the number registered on the
21protective counter, and the number on the metal seal with which
22the machine is sealed against operation. Unless objection is
23filed, within 2 days, with the election authority, to the use
24of a particular machine or machines, such voting machine or
25machines when certified to be correct by the custodian shall be
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1the election for which they were prepared. Any objection filed
2shall particularly set forth the number of the machine objected
3to, and the particulars or basis for the objection. The machine
4shall then be locked so that it cannot be operated or voted
5upon without first unlocking it and the keys shall be at once
6returned to the custody of the election authority, and the
7election authority shall cause the machine so labeled in order,
8set and adjusted, to be delivered at the polling place,
9together with all necessary furniture and appliances that go
10with the same, not later than one hour before the hour at which
11the polls are to be opened. The election authority shall
12deliver the keys, which unlock the voting mechanism and the
13registering counters or counter compartment of the voting
14machine, to the precinct election board, not earlier than noon
15on the Saturday preceding the election day, nor later than one
16hour before the opening of the polls, and shall receive and
17file a receipt therefor. The keys shall be enclosed in a sealed
18envelope on which shall be written or printed: (1) The name,
19number of or designation of the election precinct or district;
20(2) The number of the voting machine; (3) The number of the
21seal with which the machine is sealed; (4) The number
22registered on the protective counter or device as reported by
23the custodian. No precinct election official shall break the
24seal of such envelope except in the presence of all members of
25the precinct election board, and such envelope shall not be
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1precinct election board to see that it has not been previously
2opened. Such envelope shall not be opened until it shall have
3been found that the numbers and records recorded thereon are
4correct and agree in every respect with the numbers and records
5as shown on the machine. If any such number is found not to
6agree with the numbers on the machine, the envelope shall not
7be opened until the precinct election officials shall have
8notified the election authority, and until the election
9authority or some other person authorized by the election
10authority shall have presented himself at the polling place for
11the purpose of re-examining the machine, and shall have
12certified that it is properly arranged after testing and
13examining it. On the morning of the election the precinct
14election officials shall meet in the polling place at least one
15hour before the time for opening the polls. They shall see that
16the sample ballot labels and instructions for voting are posted
17properly, and prominently so that the voters can have easy
18access to them and that the instruction model is placed on the
19precinct election officials' table and that everything is in
20readiness for voting at the hour of opening the polls. They
21shall also see that the voting machine is properly illuminated
22in accordance with the equipment furnished. The precinct
23election officials shall compare the ballot labels on the
24machine with the sample ballots and return sheets, see that
25they are correct, examine and see that all the registering
26counters in the machine are set at zero (0) or if the machine

 

 

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1is equipped with a device which will automatically record the
2number on the registering columns on the back of the machine to
3recording sheets of paper and the said paper can be removed
4without opening the back of the machine, that all of the said
5registering counters for each candidate as appears on the said
6recording sheet registers (0) and that the public counter is
7also set at zero (0) and that the machine is otherwise in
8perfect order and they shall compare and record the number on
9the metal seal with which the voting machine is sealed, with
10the number furnished them as recorded on the envelope
11containing the keys, by the election authority, and if the
12number on the seal and the number on the protective counter do
13not agree with the numbers supplied to them, they shall not
14open the polls, but shall notify the election authority, and
15the election authority or its authorized representatives or
16custodian, shall, as soon as may be, test, examine and set the
17machine in the same manner as is provided in this section for
18the testing, setting and preparation of voting machines for an
19election. If, after being so tested and examined, it is found
20that such voting machine is in perfect working order, all
21registering counters shall be set at zero (0), the reading of
22the protective counter shall be read and recorded and the
23precinct election officials may proceed with the opening of the
24polls. If such machine be found not to be in perfect working
25order as hereinbefore provided, it shall not be used in the
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1in perfect working order, properly set, tested and sealed, and
2the election board shall then proceed to examine such machine
3in the same manner as is provided in this section for the
4examination of each voting machine by the election board before
5the opening of the polls. They shall not thereafter permit the
6counters to be operated or moved except by electors in voting,
7and they shall also see that all necessary arrangements and
8adjustments are made for voting irregular ballots on the
9machine. Each precinct election official shall sign a
10certificate which shall certify that he has complied with all
11the provisions of this Article, and that, before the polls were
12declared open, he found the ballot labels to be in their proper
13places and to exactly agree with the facsimile diagrams and
14return or recording sheet belonging to that precinct; all
15registering counters set at zero (0); the number on the metal
16seal and the number on the protective counter exactly agree
17with the records furnished by the election authority; the metal
18seal actually was sealed so as to prevent movement of the
19voting machine mechanism without first breaking the seal; all
20ballot labels were clean and without marks of any kind upon
21them and they were in no way defaced or mutilated. When voting
22machines are used in an election precinct, the watchers or
23challengers representing the various political parties,
24candidates and citizens' organizations, provided by law to be
25present shall be permitted to be present from the time the
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1completion of the canvass after the close of the polls. Such
2watchers shall be permitted to carefully examine each voting
3machine before the polls are declared open and to compare the
4number of the metal seal and the number on the protective
5counter with their own records, and to see that all ballot
6labels are in their proper places, and that the machine
7registering counters are all set at zero (0), and that the
8machine or machines are in every way ready for voting at the
9opening of the polls. If it is found that the ballot labels are
10not in their proper places on the machine, or that they fail to
11conform in any respect, with the facsimile diagrams and return
12sheets belonging to the precinct, the precinct election
13officials shall not use such machine but shall at once notify
14the proper election authority, and such machine shall not be
15used until the election authority or person authorized by it,
16shall have supplied the proper ballot labels, and shall have
17placed such proper ballot labels in their proper places, and
18they shall have been found to be correct by the precinct
19election officials and watchers. If any registering counter
20shall be found not to be set at zero (0), the precinct election
21officials shall immediately notify the custodian or officer or
22officers or board having charge of the preparation of the
23voting machines for the election or primary, and the election
24authority or person authorized by him or them or it shall
25adjust such registering counter or counters to zero (0), in the
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1serving in such election district.
2(Source: P.A. 80-1469.)
 
3    (10 ILCS 5/24A-10)  (from Ch. 46, par. 24A-10)
4    Sec. 24A-10. (1) In an election jurisdiction which has
5adopted an electronic voting system, the election official in
6charge of the election shall select one of the 3 following
7procedures for receiving, counting, tallying, and return of the
8ballots:
9    (a) Two ballot boxes shall be provided for each polling
10place. The first ballot box is for the depositing of votes cast
11on the electronic voting system; and the second ballot box is
12for all votes cast on paper ballots, including any paper
13ballots required to be voted other than on the electronic
14voting system. Ballots deposited in the second ballot box shall
15be counted, tallied, and returned as is elsewhere provided in
16"The Election Code," as amended, for the counting and handling
17of paper ballots. Immediately after the closing of the polls,
18the judges of election shall make out a slip indicating the
19number of persons who voted in the precinct at the election.
20Such slip shall be signed by all the judges of election and
21shall be inserted by them in the first ballot box. The judges
22of election shall thereupon immediately lock each ballot box;
23provided, that if such box is not of a type which may be
24securely locked, such box shall be sealed with filament tape
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1lengthwise and crosswise, at least twice each way, and in such
2manner that the seal completely covers the slot in the ballot
3box, and each of the judges shall sign such seal. Thereupon two
4of the judges of election, of different political parties,
5shall forthwith and by the most direct route transport both
6ballot boxes to the counting location designated by the county
7clerk or board of election commissioners.
8    Before the ballots of a precinct are fed to the electronic
9tabulating equipment, the first ballot box shall be opened at
10the central counting station by the two precinct transport
11judges. Upon opening a ballot box, such team shall first count
12the number of ballots in the box. If 2 or more are folded
13together so as to appear to have been cast by the same person,
14all of the ballots so folded together shall be marked and
15returned with the other ballots in the same condition, as near
16as may be, in which they were found when first opened, but
17shall not be counted. If the remaining ballots are found to
18exceed the number of persons voting in the precinct as shown by
19the slip signed by the judges of election, the ballots shall be
20replaced in the box, and the box closed and well shaken and
21again opened and one of the precinct transport judges shall
22publicly draw out so many ballots unopened as are equal to such
23excess.
24    Such excess ballots shall be marked "Excess-Not Counted"
25and signed by the two precinct transport judges and shall be
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1number of excess ballots shall be noted in the remarks section
2of the Certificate of Results. "Excess" ballots shall not be
3counted in the total of "defective" ballots.
4    The precinct transport judges shall then examine the
5remaining ballots for write-in votes and shall count and
6tabulate the write-in vote; or
7    (b) A single ballot box, for the deposit of all votes cast,
8shall be used. All ballots which are not to be tabulated on the
9electronic voting system shall be counted, tallied, and
10returned as elsewhere provided in "The Election Code," as
11amended, for the counting and handling of paper ballots.
12    All ballots to be processed and tabulated with the
13electronic voting system shall be processed as follows:
14    Immediately after the closing of the polls, the precinct
15judges of election then shall open the ballot box and canvass
16the votes polled to determine that the number of ballots
17therein agree with the number of voters voting as shown by the
18applications for ballot or if the same do not agree the judges
19of election shall make such ballots agree with the applications
20for ballot in the manner provided by Section 17-18 of "The
21Election Code." The judges of election shall then examine all
22ballot cards and ballot card envelopes which are in the ballot
23box to determine whether the ballot cards and ballot card
24envelopes bear the initials of a precinct judge of election. If
25any ballot card or ballot card envelope is not initialed, it
26shall be marked on the back "Defective," initialed as to such

 

 

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1label by all judges immediately under such word "Defective,"
2and not counted, but placed in the envelope provided for that
3purpose labeled "Defective Ballots Envelope."
4    When an electronic voting system is used which utilizes a
5ballot card, before separating the ballot cards from their
6respective covering envelopes, the judges of election shall
7examine the ballot card envelopes for write-in votes. When the
8voter has voted a write-in vote, the judges of election shall
9compare the write-in vote with the votes on the ballot card to
10determine whether such write-in results in an overvote for any
11office. In case of an overvote for any office, the judges of
12election, consisting in each case of at least one judge of
13election of each of the two major political parties, shall make
14a true duplicate ballot of all votes on such ballot card except
15for the office which is overvoted, by using the ballot label
16booklet of the precinct and one of the marking devices of the
17precinct so as to transfer all votes of the voter except for
18the office overvoted, to an official ballot card of that kind
19used in the precinct at that election. The original ballot card
20and envelope upon which there is an overvote shall be clearly
21labeled "Overvoted Ballot", and each shall bear the same serial
22number which shall be placed thereon by the judges of election,
23commencing with number 1 and continuing consecutively for the
24ballots of that kind in that precinct. The judges of election
25shall initial the "Duplicate Overvoted Ballot" ballot cards and
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1"Overvoted Ballot" ballots and their envelopes shall be placed
2in the "Duplicate Ballots" envelope. Envelopes bearing
3write-in votes marked in the place designated therefor and
4bearing the initials of a precinct judge of election and not
5resulting in an overvote and otherwise complying with the
6election laws as to marking shall be counted, tallied, and
7their votes recorded on a tally sheet provided by the election
8official in charge of the election. The ballot cards and ballot
9card envelopes shall be separated and all except any defective
10or overvoted shall be placed separately in the box for return
11of the ballots. The judges of election shall examine the
12ballots and ballot cards to determine if any is damaged or
13defective so that it cannot be counted by the automatic
14tabulating equipment. If any ballot or ballot card is damaged
15or defective so that it cannot properly be counted by the
16automatic tabulating equipment, the judges of election,
17consisting in each case of at least one judge of election of
18each of the two major political parties, shall make a true
19duplicate ballot of all votes on such ballot card by using the
20ballot label booklet of the precinct and one of the marking
21devices of the precinct. The original ballot or ballot card and
22envelope shall be clearly labeled "Damaged Ballot" and the
23ballot or ballot card so produced "Duplicate Damaged Ballot,"
24and each shall bear the same number which shall be placed
25thereon by the judges of election, commencing with number 1 and
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1precinct. The judges of election shall initial the "Duplicate
2Damaged Ballot" ballot or ballot cards, and shall place them in
3the box for return of the ballots. The "Damaged Ballot" ballots
4or ballot cards and their envelopes shall be placed in the
5"Duplicated Ballots" envelope. A slip indicating the number of
6voters voting in person shall be made out, signed by all judges
7of election, and inserted in the box for return of the ballots.
8The tally sheets recording the write-in votes shall be placed
9in this box. The judges of election thereupon immediately shall
10securely lock the ballot box or other suitable box furnished
11for return of the ballots by the election official in charge of
12the election; provided that if such box is not of a type which
13may be securely locked, such box shall be sealed with filament
14tape provided for such purpose which shall be wrapped around
15the box lengthwise and crosswise, at least twice each way. A
16separate adhesive seal label signed by each of the judges of
17election of the precinct shall be affixed to the box so as to
18cover any slot therein and to identify the box of the precinct;
19and if such box is sealed with filament tape as provided herein
20rather than locked, such tape shall be wrapped around the box
21as provided herein, but in such manner that the separate
22adhesive seal label affixed to the box and signed by the judges
23may not be removed without breaking the filament tape and
24disturbing the signature of the judges. Thereupon, 2 of the
25judges of election, of different major political parties,
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1return of the ballots and enclosed ballots and returns to the
2central counting location designated by the election official
3in charge of the election. If, however, because of the lack of
4adequate parking facilities at the central counting location or
5for any other reason, it is impossible or impracticable for the
6boxes from all the polling places to be delivered directly to
7the central counting location, the election official in charge
8of the election may designate some other location to which the
9boxes shall be delivered by the 2 precinct judges. While at
10such other location the boxes shall be in the care and custody
11of one or more teams, each consisting of 4 persons, 2 from each
12of the two major political parties, designated for such purpose
13by the election official in charge of elections from
14recommendations by the appropriate political party
15organizations. As soon as possible, the boxes shall be
16transported from such other location to the central counting
17location by one or more teams, each consisting of 4 persons, 2
18from each of the 2 major political parties, designated for such
19purpose by the election official in charge of elections from
20recommendations by the appropriate political party
21organizations.
22    The "Defective Ballots" envelope, and "Duplicated Ballots"
23envelope each shall be securely sealed and the flap or end
24thereof of each signed by the precinct judges of election and
25returned to the central counting location with the box for
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1    At the central counting location, a team of tally judges
2designated by the election official in charge of the election
3shall check the box returned containing the ballots to
4determine that all seals are intact, and thereupon shall open
5the box, check the voters' slip and compare the number of
6ballots so delivered against the total number of voters of the
7precinct who voted, remove the ballots or ballot cards and
8deliver them to the technicians operating the automatic
9tabulating equipment. Any discrepancies between the number of
10ballots and total number of voters shall be noted on a sheet
11furnished for that purpose and signed by the tally judges; or
12    (c) A single ballot box, for the deposit of all votes cast,
13shall be used. Immediately after the closing of the polls, the
14precinct judges of election shall securely lock the ballot box;
15provided that if such box is not of a type which may be
16securely locked, such box shall be sealed with filament tape
17provided for such purpose which shall be wrapped around the box
18lengthwise and crosswise, at least twice each way. A separate
19adhesive seal label signed by each of the judges of election of
20the precinct shall be affixed to the box so as to cover any
21slot therein and to identify the box of the precinct; and if
22such box is sealed with filament tape as provided herein rather
23than locked, such tape shall be wrapped around the box as
24provided herein, but in such manner that the separate adhesive
25seal label affixed to the box and signed by the judges may not
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1the signature of the judges. Thereupon, 2 of the judges of
2election, of different major political parties, shall
3forthwith by the most direct route transport the box for return
4of the ballots and enclosed vote by mail and early ballots and
5returns to the central counting location designated by the
6election official in charge of the election. If however,
7because of the lack of adequate parking facilities at the
8central counting location or for some other reason, it is
9impossible or impracticable for the boxes from all the polling
10places to be delivered directly to the central counting
11location, the election official in charge of the election may
12designate some other location to which the boxes shall be
13delivered by the 2 precinct judges. While at such other
14location the boxes shall be in the care and custody of one or
15more teams, each consisting of 4 persons, 2 from each of the
16two major political parties, designated for such purpose by the
17election official in charge of elections from recommendations
18by the appropriate political party organizations. As soon as
19possible, the boxes shall be transported from such other
20location to the central counting location by one or more teams,
21each consisting of 4 persons, 2 from each of the 2 major
22political parties, designated for such purpose by the election
23official in charge of the election from recommendations by the
24appropriate political party organizations.
25    At the central counting location there shall be one or more
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1tally judges in election jurisdictions using paper ballots. The
2number of such teams shall be determined by the election
3authority. Each team shall consist of 5 tally judges, 3
4selected and approved by the county board from a certified list
5furnished by the chairperson chairman of the county central
6committee of the party with the majority of members on the
7county board and 2 selected and approved by the county board
8from a certified list furnished by the chairperson chairman of
9the county central committee of the party with the second
10largest number of members on the county board. At the central
11counting location a team of tally judges shall open the ballot
12box and canvass the votes polled to determine that the number
13of ballot sheets therein agree with the number of voters voting
14as shown by the applications for ballot; and, if the same do
15not agree, the tally judges shall make such ballots agree with
16the number of applications for ballot in the manner provided by
17Section 17-18 of the Election Code. The tally judges shall then
18examine all ballot sheets which are in the ballot box to
19determine whether they bear the initials of the precinct judge
20of election. If any ballot is not initialed, it shall be marked
21on the back "Defective", initialed as to such label by all
22tally judges immediately under such word "Defective", and not
23counted, but placed in the envelope provided for that purpose
24labeled "Defective Ballots Envelope". An overvote for one
25office shall invalidate only the vote or count of that
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1    At the central counting location, a team of tally judges
2designated by the election official in charge of the election
3shall deliver the ballot sheets to the technicians operating
4the automatic tabulating equipment. Any discrepancies between
5the number of ballots and total number of voters shall be noted
6on a sheet furnished for that purpose and signed by the tally
7judges.
8    (2) Regardless of which procedure described in subsection
9(1) of this Section is used, the judges of election designated
10to transport the ballots, properly signed and sealed as
11provided herein, shall ensure that the ballots are delivered to
12the central counting station no later than 12 hours after the
13polls close. At the central counting station a team of tally
14judges designated by the election official in charge of the
15election shall examine the ballots so transported and shall not
16accept ballots for tabulating which are not signed and sealed
17as provided in subsection (1) of this Section until the judges
18transporting the same make and sign the necessary corrections.
19Upon acceptance of the ballots by a team of tally judges at the
20central counting station, the election judges transporting the
21same shall take a receipt signed by the election official in
22charge of the election and stamped with the date and time of
23acceptance. The election judges whose duty it is to transport
24any ballots shall, in the event such ballots cannot be found
25when needed, on proper request, produce the receipt which they
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1(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
2    (10 ILCS 5/24A-11)  (from Ch. 46, par. 24A-11)
3    Sec. 24A-11. All proceedings at the location for central
4counting shall be under the direction of the county clerk or
5board of election commissioners, as the case may be. Except for
6any specially trained technicians required for the operation of
7the automatic tabulating equipment, the employees at the
8counting station shall be equally divided between members of
9the 2 leading political parties and all duties performed by
10such employees shall be by teams consisting of an equal number
11of members of each political party. Thirty days before an
12election the county clerk or board of election commissioners
13shall submit to the chairperson chairman of each political
14party, for his approval or disapproval, a list of persons of
15his party proposed to be employed. If a chairperson chairman
16fails to notify the election authority of his disapproval of
17any proposed employee within a period of 10 days thereafter the
18list shall be deemed approved.
19(Source: P.A. 82-1014.)
 
20    (10 ILCS 5/24A-15)  (from Ch. 46, par. 24A-15)
21    Sec. 24A-15. The precinct return printed by the automatic
22tabulating equipment shall include the number of ballots cast
23and votes cast for each candidate and proposition and shall
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1the precinct return, the election authority shall provide the
2number of applications for ballots in each precinct, the
3write-in votes, the total number of ballots counted in each
4precinct for each political subdivision and district and the
5number of registered voters in each precinct. However, the
6election authority shall check the totals shown by the precinct
7return and, if there is an obvious discrepancy with respect to
8the total number of votes cast in any precinct, shall have the
9ballots for such precinct retabulated to correct the return.
10The procedures for retabulation shall apply prior to and after
11the proclamation is completed; however, after the proclamation
12of results, the election authority must obtain a court order to
13unseal voted ballots except for election contests and discovery
14recounts. In those election jurisdictions that utilize
15in-precinct counting equipment, the certificate of results,
16which has been prepared by the judges of election after the
17ballots have been tabulated, shall be the document used for the
18canvass of votes for such precinct. Whenever a discrepancy
19exists during the canvass of votes between the unofficial
20results and the certificate of results, or whenever a
21discrepancy exists during the canvass of votes between the
22certificate of results and the set of totals which has been
23affixed to such certificate of results, the ballots for such
24precinct shall be retabulated to correct the return. As an
25additional part of this check prior to the proclamation, in
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1utilized, the election authority shall retabulate the total
2number of votes cast in 5% of the precincts within the election
3jurisdiction, as well as 5% of the voting devices used in early
4voting. The precincts and the voting devices to be retabulated
5shall be selected after election day on a random basis by the
6State Board of Elections, so that every precinct in the
7election jurisdiction and every voting device used in early
8voting has an equal mathematical chance of being selected. The
9State Board of Elections shall design a standard and scientific
10random method of selecting the precincts and voting devices
11which are to be retabulated. The State central committee
12chairperson chairman of each established political party shall
13be given prior written notice of the time and place of such
14random selection procedure and may be represented at such
15procedure. Such retabulation shall consist of counting the
16ballot cards which were originally counted and shall not
17involve any determination as to which ballot cards were, in
18fact, properly counted. The ballots from the precincts selected
19for such retabulation shall remain at all times under the
20custody and control of the election authority and shall be
21transported and retabulated by the designated staff of the
22election authority.
23    As part of such retabulation, the election authority shall
24test the computer program in the selected precincts and on the
25selected early voting devices. Such test shall be conducted by
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1record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate
2and on each public question, and shall include for each office
3one or more ballots which have votes in excess of the number
4allowed by law in order to test the ability of the equipment to
5reject such votes. If any error is detected, the cause therefor
6shall be ascertained and corrected and an errorless count shall
7be made prior to the official canvass and proclamation of
8election results.
9    The State Board of Elections, the State's Attorney and
10other appropriate law enforcement agencies, the county
11chairperson chairman of each established political party and
12qualified civic organizations shall be given prior written
13notice of the time and place of such retabulation and may be
14represented at such retabulation.
15    The results of this retabulation shall be treated in the
16same manner and have the same effect as the results of the
17discovery procedures set forth in Section 22-9.1 of this Act.
18Upon completion of the retabulation, the election authority
19shall print a comparison of the results of the retabulation
20with the original precinct return printed by the automatic
21tabulating equipment. Such comparison shall be done for each
22precinct and for each early voting device selected for testing
23and for each office voted upon within that precinct or on that
24voting device, and the comparisons shall be open to the public.
25(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)
 

 

 

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1    (10 ILCS 5/24B-10)
2    Sec. 24B-10. Receiving, Counting, Tallying and Return of
3Ballots; Acceptance of Ballots by Election Authority.
4    (a) In an election jurisdiction which has adopted an
5electronic Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology voting
6system, the election official in charge of the election shall
7select one of the 3 following procedures for receiving,
8counting, tallying, and return of the ballots:
9        (1) Two ballot boxes shall be provided for each polling
10    place. The first ballot box is for the depositing of votes
11    cast on the electronic voting system; and the second ballot
12    box is for all votes cast on other ballots, including any
13    paper ballots required to be voted other than on the
14    Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology electronic
15    voting system. Ballots deposited in the second ballot box
16    shall be counted, tallied, and returned as is elsewhere
17    provided in this Code for the counting and handling of
18    paper ballots. Immediately after the closing of the polls,
19    the judges of election shall make out a slip indicating the
20    number of persons who voted in the precinct at the
21    election. The slip shall be signed by all the judges of
22    election and shall be inserted by them in the first ballot
23    box. The judges of election shall thereupon immediately
24    lock each ballot box; provided, that if the box is not of a
25    type which may be securely locked, the box shall be sealed
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1    wrapped around the box lengthwise and crosswise, at least
2    twice each way, and in a manner that the seal completely
3    covers the slot in the ballot box, and each of the judges
4    shall sign the seal. Two of the judges of election, of
5    different political parties, shall by the most direct route
6    transport both ballot boxes to the counting location
7    designated by the county clerk or board of election
8    commissioners.
9        Before the ballots of a precinct are fed to the
10    electronic Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology
11    tabulating equipment, the first ballot box shall be opened
12    at the central counting station by the 2 precinct transport
13    judges. Upon opening a ballot box, the team shall first
14    count the number of ballots in the box. If 2 or more are
15    folded together to appear to have been cast by the same
16    person, all of the ballots folded together shall be marked
17    and returned with the other ballots in the same condition,
18    as near as may be, in which they were found when first
19    opened, but shall not be counted. If the remaining ballots
20    are found to exceed the number of persons voting in the
21    precinct as shown by the slip signed by the judges of
22    election, the ballots shall be replaced in the box, and the
23    box closed and well shaken and again opened and one of the
24    precinct transport judges shall publicly draw out so many
25    ballots unopened as are equal to the excess.
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1    Counted" and signed by the 2 precinct transport judges and
2    shall be placed in the "After 7:00 p.m. Defective Ballots
3    Envelope". The number of excess ballots shall be noted in
4    the remarks section of the Certificate of Results. "Excess"
5    ballots shall not be counted in the total of "defective"
6    ballots.
7        The precinct transport judges shall then examine the
8    remaining ballots for write-in votes and shall count and
9    tabulate the write-in vote.
10        (2) A single ballot box, for the deposit of all votes
11    cast, shall be used. All ballots which are not to be
12    tabulated on the electronic voting system shall be counted,
13    tallied, and returned as elsewhere provided in this Code
14    for the counting and handling of paper ballots.
15        All ballots to be processed and tabulated with the
16    electronic Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology
17    voting system shall be processed as follows:
18        Immediately after the closing of the polls, the
19    precinct judges of election shall open the ballot box and
20    canvass the votes polled to determine that the number of
21    ballots agree with the number of voters voting as shown by
22    the applications for ballot, or if the same do not agree
23    the judges of election shall make such ballots agree with
24    the applications for ballot in the manner provided by
25    Section 17-18 of this Code.
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1    election, consisting in each case of at least one judge of
2    election of each of the 2 major political parties, shall
3    make a true duplicate ballot of all votes on the ballot
4    except for the office which is overvoted, by using the
5    ballot of the precinct and one of the marking devices, or
6    equivalent ballot, of the precinct to transfer all votes of
7    the voter except for the office overvoted, to an official
8    ballot of that kind used in the precinct at that election.
9    The original ballot upon which there is an overvote shall
10    be clearly labeled "Overvoted Ballot", and each shall bear
11    the same serial number which shall be placed thereon by the
12    judges of election, beginning with number 1 and continuing
13    consecutively for the ballots of that kind in that
14    precinct. The judges of election shall initial the
15    "Duplicate Overvoted Ballot" ballots and shall place them
16    in the box for return of the ballots. The "Overvoted
17    Ballot" ballots shall be placed in the "Duplicate Ballots"
18    envelope. The ballots except any defective or overvoted
19    ballot shall be placed separately in the box for return of
20    the ballots. The judges of election shall examine the
21    ballots to determine if any is damaged or defective so that
22    it cannot be counted by the automatic tabulating equipment.
23    If any ballot is damaged or defective so that it cannot
24    properly be counted by the automatic tabulating equipment,
25    the judges of election, consisting in each case of at least
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1    parties, shall make a true duplicate ballot of all votes on
2    such ballot by using the ballot of the precinct and one of
3    the marking devices, or equivalent ballot, of the precinct.
4    The original ballot and ballot envelope shall be clearly
5    labeled "Damaged Ballot" and the ballot so produced
6    "Duplicate Damaged Ballot", and each shall bear the same
7    number which shall be placed thereon by the judges of
8    election, commencing with number 1 and continuing
9    consecutively for the ballots of that kind in the precinct.
10    The judges of election shall initial the "Duplicate Damaged
11    Ballot" ballot and shall place them in the box for return
12    of the ballots. The "Damaged Ballot" ballots shall be
13    placed in the "Duplicated Ballots" envelope. A slip
14    indicating the number of voters voting in person and the
15    total number of voters of the precinct who voted at the
16    election shall be made out, signed by all judges of
17    election, and inserted in the box for return of the
18    ballots. The tally sheets recording the write-in votes
19    shall be placed in this box. The judges of election
20    immediately shall securely lock the ballot box or other
21    suitable box furnished for return of the ballots by the
22    election official in charge of the election; provided that
23    if the box is not of a type which may be securely locked,
24    the box shall be sealed with filament tape provided for the
25    purpose which shall be wrapped around the box lengthwise
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1    seal label signed by each of the judges of election of the
2    precinct shall be affixed to the box to cover any slot
3    therein and to identify the box of the precinct; and if the
4    box is sealed with filament tape as provided rather than
5    locked, such tape shall be wrapped around the box as
6    provided, but in such manner that the separate adhesive
7    seal label affixed to the box and signed by the judges may
8    not be removed without breaking the filament tape and
9    disturbing the signature of the judges. Two of the judges
10    of election, of different major political parties, shall by
11    the most direct route transport the box for return of the
12    ballots and enclosed ballots and returns to the central
13    counting location designated by the election official in
14    charge of the election. If, however, because of the lack of
15    adequate parking facilities at the central counting
16    location or for any other reason, it is impossible or
17    impracticable for the boxes from all the polling places to
18    be delivered directly to the central counting location, the
19    election official in charge of the election may designate
20    some other location to which the boxes shall be delivered
21    by the 2 precinct judges. While at the other location the
22    boxes shall be in the care and custody of one or more
23    teams, each consisting of 4 persons, 2 from each of the 2
24    major political parties, designated for such purpose by the
25    election official in charge of elections from
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1    organizations. As soon as possible, the boxes shall be
2    transported from the other location to the central counting
3    location by one or more teams, each consisting of 4
4    persons, 2 from each of the 2 major political parties,
5    designated for the purpose by the election official in
6    charge of elections from recommendations by the
7    appropriate political party organizations.
8        The "Defective Ballots" envelope, and "Duplicated
9    Ballots" envelope each shall be securely sealed and the
10    flap or end of each envelope signed by the precinct judges
11    of election and returned to the central counting location
12    with the box for return of the ballots, enclosed ballots
13    and returns.
14        At the central counting location, a team of tally
15    judges designated by the election official in charge of the
16    election shall check the box returned containing the
17    ballots to determine that all seals are intact, and shall
18    open the box, check the voters' slip and compare the number
19    of ballots so delivered against the total number of voters
20    of the precinct who voted, remove the ballots and deliver
21    them to the technicians operating the automatic tabulating
22    equipment. Any discrepancies between the number of ballots
23    and total number of voters shall be noted on a sheet
24    furnished for that purpose and signed by the tally judges.
25        (3) A single ballot box, for the deposit of all votes
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1    polls, the precinct judges of election shall securely lock
2    the ballot box; provided that if such box is not of a type
3    which may be securely locked, the box shall be sealed with
4    filament tape provided for the purpose which shall be
5    wrapped around the box lengthwise and crosswise, at least
6    twice each way. A separate adhesive seal label signed by
7    each of the judges of election of the precinct shall be
8    affixed to the box to cover any slot therein and to
9    identify the box of the precinct; and if the box is sealed
10    with filament tape as provided rather than locked, such
11    tape shall be wrapped around the box as provided, but in a
12    manner that the separate adhesive seal label affixed to the
13    box and signed by the judges may not be removed without
14    breaking the filament tape and disturbing the signature of
15    the judges. Two of the judges of election, of different
16    major political parties, shall by the most direct route
17    transport the box for return of the ballots and enclosed
18    vote by mail and early ballots and returns to the central
19    counting location designated by the election official in
20    charge of the election. If however, because of the lack of
21    adequate parking facilities at the central counting
22    location or for some other reason, it is impossible or
23    impracticable for the boxes from all the polling places to
24    be delivered directly to the central counting location, the
25    election official in charge of the election may designate
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1    by the 2 precinct judges. While at the other location the
2    boxes shall be in the care and custody of one or more
3    teams, each consisting of 4 persons, 2 from each of the 2
4    major political parties, designated for the purpose by the
5    election official in charge of elections from
6    recommendations by the appropriate political party
7    organizations. As soon as possible, the boxes shall be
8    transported from the other location to the central counting
9    location by one or more teams, each consisting of 4
10    persons, 2 from each of the 2 major political parties,
11    designated for the purpose by the election official in
12    charge of the election from recommendations by the
13    appropriate political party organizations.
14        At the central counting location there shall be one or
15    more teams of tally judges who possess the same
16    qualifications as tally judges in election jurisdictions
17    using paper ballots. The number of the teams shall be
18    determined by the election authority. Each team shall
19    consist of 5 tally judges, 3 selected and approved by the
20    county board from a certified list furnished by the
21    chairperson chairman of the county central committee of the
22    party with the majority of members on the county board and
23    2 selected and approved by the county board from a
24    certified list furnished by the chairperson chairman of the
25    county central committee of the party with the second
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1    central counting location a team of tally judges shall open
2    the ballot box and canvass the votes polled to determine
3    that the number of ballot sheets therein agree with the
4    number of voters voting as shown by the applications for
5    ballot and, if the same do not agree, the tally judges
6    shall make such ballots agree with the number of
7    applications for ballot in the manner provided by Section
8    17-18 of this Code. The tally judges shall then examine all
9    ballot sheets that are in the ballot box to determine
10    whether they bear the initials of the precinct judge of
11    election. If any ballot is not initialed, it shall be
12    marked on the back "Defective", initialed as to that label
13    by all tally judges immediately under the word "Defective",
14    and not counted, but placed in the envelope provided for
15    that purpose labeled "Defective Ballots Envelope". An
16    overvote for one office shall invalidate only the vote or
17    count for that particular office.
18        At the central counting location, a team of tally
19    judges designated by the election official in charge of the
20    election shall deliver the ballot sheets to the technicians
21    operating the automatic Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan
22    Technology tabulating equipment. Any discrepancies between
23    the number of ballots and total number of voters shall be
24    noted on a sheet furnished for that purpose and signed by
25    the tally judges.
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1(a) of this Section is used, the judges of election designated
2to transport the ballots properly signed and sealed, shall
3ensure that the ballots are delivered to the central counting
4station no later than 12 hours after the polls close. At the
5central counting station, a team of tally judges designated by
6the election official in charge of the election shall examine
7the ballots so transported and shall not accept ballots for
8tabulating which are not signed and sealed as provided in
9subsection (a) of this Section until the judges transporting
10the ballots make and sign the necessary corrections. Upon
11acceptance of the ballots by a team of tally judges at the
12central counting station, the election judges transporting the
13ballots shall take a receipt signed by the election official in
14charge of the election and stamped with the date and time of
15acceptance. The election judges whose duty it is to transport
16any ballots shall, in the event the ballots cannot be found
17when needed, on proper request, produce the receipt which they
18are to take as above provided.
19(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
20    (10 ILCS 5/24B-11)
21    Sec. 24B-11. Proceedings at Location for Central Counting;
22Employees; Approval of List. All proceedings at the location
23for central counting shall be under the direction of the county
24clerk or board of election commissioners. Except for any
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1automatic Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology
2tabulating equipment, the employees at the counting station
3shall be equally divided between members of the 2 leading
4political parties and all duties performed by the employees
5shall be by teams consisting of an equal number of members of
6each political party. Thirty days before an election the county
7clerk or board of election commissioners shall submit to the
8chairperson chairman of each political party, for his or her
9approval or disapproval, a list of persons of his or her party
10proposed to be employed. If a chairperson chairman fails to
11notify the election authority of his or her disapproval of any
12proposed employee within a period of 10 days thereafter the
13list shall be deemed approved.
14(Source: P.A. 89-394, eff. 1-1-97.)
 
15    (10 ILCS 5/24B-15)
16    Sec. 24B-15. Official Return of Precinct; Check of Totals;
17Retabulation. The precinct return printed by the automatic
18Precinct Tabulation Optical Scan Technology tabulating
19equipment shall include the number of ballots cast and votes
20cast for each candidate and proposition and shall constitute
21the official return of each precinct. In addition to the
22precinct return, the election authority shall provide the
23number of applications for ballots in each precinct, the
24write-in votes, the total number of ballots counted in each
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1number of registered voters in each precinct. However, the
2election authority shall check the totals shown by the precinct
3return and, if there is an obvious discrepancy regarding the
4total number of votes cast in any precinct, shall have the
5ballots for that precinct retabulated to correct the return.
6The procedures for retabulation shall apply prior to and after
7the proclamation is completed; however, after the proclamation
8of results, the election authority must obtain a court order to
9unseal voted ballots except for election contests and discovery
10recounts. In those election jurisdictions that use in-precinct
11counting equipment, the certificate of results, which has been
12prepared by the judges of election after the ballots have been
13tabulated, shall be the document used for the canvass of votes
14for such precinct. Whenever a discrepancy exists during the
15canvass of votes between the unofficial results and the
16certificate of results, or whenever a discrepancy exists during
17the canvass of votes between the certificate of results and the
18set of totals which has been affixed to the certificate of
19results, the ballots for that precinct shall be retabulated to
20correct the return. As an additional part of this check prior
21to the proclamation, in those jurisdictions where in-precinct
22counting equipment is used, the election authority shall
23retabulate the total number of votes cast in 5% of the
24precincts within the election jurisdiction, as well as 5% of
25the voting devices used in early voting. The precincts and the
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1election day on a random basis by the State Board of Elections,
2so that every precinct in the election jurisdiction and every
3voting device used in early voting has an equal mathematical
4chance of being selected. The State Board of Elections shall
5design a standard and scientific random method of selecting the
6precincts and voting devices which are to be retabulated. The
7State central committee chairperson chairman of each
8established political party shall be given prior written notice
9of the time and place of the random selection procedure and may
10be represented at the procedure. The retabulation shall consist
11of counting the ballots which were originally counted and shall
12not involve any determination of which ballots were, in fact,
13properly counted. The ballots from the precincts selected for
14the retabulation shall remain at all times under the custody
15and control of the election authority and shall be transported
16and retabulated by the designated staff of the election
17authority.
18    As part of the retabulation, the election authority shall
19test the computer program in the selected precincts and on the
20selected early voting devices. The test shall be conducted by
21processing a preaudited group of ballots marked to record a
22predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and on
23each public question, and shall include for each office one or
24more ballots which have votes in excess of the number allowed
25by law to test the ability of the equipment and the marking
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1cause shall be determined and corrected, and an errorless count
2shall be made prior to the official canvass and proclamation of
3election results.
4    The State Board of Elections, the State's Attorney and
5other appropriate law enforcement agencies, the county
6chairperson chairman of each established political party and
7qualified civic organizations shall be given prior written
8notice of the time and place of the retabulation and may be
9represented at the retabulation.
10    The results of this retabulation shall be treated in the
11same manner and have the same effect as the results of the
12discovery procedures set forth in Section 22-9.1 of this Code.
13Upon completion of the retabulation, the election authority
14shall print a comparison of the results of the retabulation
15with the original precinct return printed by the automatic
16tabulating equipment. The comparison shall be done for each
17precinct and for each early voting device selected for testing
18and for each office voted upon within that precinct or on that
19voting device, and the comparisons shall be open to the public.
20Upon completion of the retabulation, the returns shall be open
21to the public.
22(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)
 
23    (10 ILCS 5/24C-13)
24    Sec. 24C-13. Vote by Mail ballots; Early voting ballots;
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1Approval of List.
2    (a) All jurisdictions using Direct Recording Electronic
3Voting Systems shall use paper ballots or paper ballot sheets
4approved for use under Articles 16, 24A or 24B of this Code
5when conducting vote by mail voting. All vote by mail ballots
6shall be counted at the central ballot counting location of the
7election authority. The provisions of Section 24A-9, 24B-9 and
824C-9 of this Code shall apply to the testing and notice
9requirements for central count tabulation equipment, including
10comparing the signature on the ballot envelope with the
11signature of the voter on the permanent voter registration
12record card taken from the master file. Vote results shall be
13recorded by precinct and shall be added to the vote results for
14the precinct in which the vote by mail voter was eligible to
15vote prior to completion of the official canvass.
16    (b) All proceedings at the location for central counting
17shall be under the direction of the county clerk or board of
18election commissioners. Except for any specially trained
19technicians required for the operation of the Direct Recording
20Electronic Voting System, the employees at the counting station
21shall be equally divided between members of the 2 leading
22political parties and all duties performed by the employees
23shall be by teams consisting of an equal number of members of
24each political party. Thirty days before an election the county
25clerk or board of election commissioners shall submit to the
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1approval or disapproval, a list of persons of his or her party
2proposed to be employed. If a chairperson chairman fails to
3notify the election authority of his or her disapproval of any
4proposed employee within a period of 10 days thereafter the
5list shall be deemed approved.
6(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
7    (10 ILCS 5/24C-15)
8    Sec. 24C-15. Official Return of Precinct; Check of Totals;
9Audit. The precinct return printed by the Direct Recording
10Electronic Voting System tabulating equipment shall include
11the number of ballots cast and votes cast for each candidate
12and public question and shall constitute the official return of
13each precinct. In addition to the precinct return, the election
14authority shall provide the number of applications for ballots
15in each precinct, the total number of ballots and vote by mail
16ballots counted in each precinct for each political subdivision
17and district and the number of registered voters in each
18precinct. However, the election authority shall check the
19totals shown by the precinct return and, if there is an obvious
20discrepancy regarding the total number of votes cast in any
21precinct, shall have the ballots for that precinct audited to
22correct the return. The procedures for this audit shall apply
23prior to and after the proclamation is completed; however,
24after the proclamation of results, the election authority must
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1except for election contests and discovery recounts. The
2certificate of results, which has been prepared and signed by
3the judges of election after the ballots have been tabulated,
4shall be the document used for the canvass of votes for such
5precinct. Whenever a discrepancy exists during the canvass of
6votes between the unofficial results and the certificate of
7results, or whenever a discrepancy exists during the canvass of
8votes between the certificate of results and the set of totals
9reflected on the certificate of results, the ballots for that
10precinct shall be audited to correct the return.
11    Prior to the proclamation, the election authority shall
12test the voting devices and equipment in 5% of the precincts
13within the election jurisdiction, as well as 5% of the voting
14devices used in early voting. The precincts and the voting
15devices to be tested shall be selected after election day on a
16random basis by the State Board of Elections, so that every
17precinct and every device used in early voting in the election
18jurisdiction has an equal mathematical chance of being
19selected. The State Board of Elections shall design a standard
20and scientific random method of selecting the precincts and
21voting devices that are to be tested. The State central
22committee chairperson chairman of each established political
23party shall be given prior written notice of the time and place
24of the random selection procedure and may be represented at the
25procedure.
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1the permanent paper record of each ballot cast in the tested
2precinct printed by the voting system at the time that each
3ballot was cast and comparing the results of this count with
4the results shown by the certificate of results prepared by the
5Direct Recording Electronic Voting System in the test precinct.
6The election authority shall test count these votes either by
7hand or by using an automatic tabulating device other than a
8Direct Recording Electronic voting device that has been
9approved by the State Board of Elections for that purpose and
10tested before use to ensure accuracy. The election authority
11shall print the results of each test count. If any error is
12detected, the cause shall be determined and corrected, and an
13errorless count shall be made prior to the official canvass and
14proclamation of election results. If an errorless count cannot
15be conducted and there continues to be difference in vote
16results between the certificate of results produced by the
17Direct Recording Electronic Voting System and the count of the
18permanent paper records or if an error was detected and
19corrected, the election authority shall immediately prepare
20and forward to the appropriate canvassing board a written
21report explaining the results of the test and any errors
22encountered and the report shall be made available for public
23inspection.
24    The State Board of Elections, the State's Attorney and
25other appropriate law enforcement agencies, the county
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1qualified civic organizations shall be given prior written
2notice of the time and place of the test and may be represented
3at the test.
4    The results of this post-election test shall be treated in
5the same manner and have the same effect as the results of the
6discovery procedures set forth in Section 22-9.1 of this Code.
7(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
8    (10 ILCS 5/25-6)  (from Ch. 46, par. 25-6)
9    Sec. 25-6. (a) When a vacancy occurs in the office of State
10Senator or Representative in the General Assembly, the vacancy
11shall be filled within 30 days by appointment of the
12legislative or representative committee of that legislative or
13representative district of the political party of which the
14incumbent was a candidate at the time of his election. The
15appointee shall be a member of the same political party as the
16person he succeeds was at the time of his election, and shall
17be otherwise eligible to serve as a member of the General
18Assembly.
19    (b) When a vacancy occurs in the office of a legislator
20elected other than as a candidate of a political party, the
21vacancy shall be filled within 30 days of such occurrence by
22appointment of the Governor. The appointee shall not be a
23member of a political party, and shall be otherwise eligible to
24serve as a member of the General Assembly. Provided, however,
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1resolution, allow a legislator elected other than as a
2candidate of a political party to affiliate with a political
3party for his term of office in the General Assembly. A vacancy
4occurring in the office of any such legislator who affiliates
5with a political party pursuant to resolution shall be filled
6within 30 days of such occurrence by appointment of the
7appropriate legislative or representative committee of that
8legislative or representative district of the political party
9with which the legislator so affiliates. The appointee shall be
10a member of the political party with which the incumbent
11affiliated.
12    (c) For purposes of this Section, a person is a member of a
13political party for 23 months after (i) signing a candidate
14petition, as to the political party whose nomination is sought;
15(ii) signing a statement of candidacy, as to the political
16party where nomination or election is sought; (iii) signing a
17Petition of Political Party Formation, as to the proposed
18political party; (iv) applying for and receiving a primary
19ballot, as to the political party whose ballot is received; or
20(v) becoming a candidate for election to or accepting
21appointment to the office of ward, township, precinct or state
22central committeeperson committeeman.
23    (d) In making appointments under this Section, each
24committeeperson committeeman of the appropriate legislative or
25representative committee shall be entitled to one vote for each
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1representative district which he represents on the committee,
2by the Senator or Representative whose seat is vacant at the
3general election at which that legislator was elected to the
4seat which has been vacated and a majority of the total number
5of votes received in such election by the Senator or
6Representative whose seat is vacant is required for the
7appointment of his successor; provided, however, that in making
8appointments in legislative or representative districts
9comprising only one county or part of a county other than a
10county containing 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, each
11committeeperson committeeman shall be entitled to cast only one
12vote.
13    (e) Appointments made under this Section shall be in
14writing and shall be signed by members of the legislative or
15representative committee whose total votes are sufficient to
16make the appointments or by the Governor, as the case may be.
17Such appointments shall be filed with the Secretary of State
18and with the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the
19Secretary of the Senate, whichever is appropriate.
20    (f) An appointment made under this Section shall be for the
21remainder of the term, except that, if the appointment is to
22fill a vacancy in the office of State Senator and the vacancy
23occurs with more than 28 months remaining in the term, the term
24of the appointment shall expire at the time of the next general
25election at which time a Senator shall be elected for a new
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1election and ending on the second Wednesday of January in the
2second odd-numbered year next occurring. Whenever a Senator has
3been appointed to fill a vacancy and was thereafter elected to
4that office, the term of service under the authority of the
5election shall be considered a new term of service, separate
6from the term of service rendered under the authority of the
7appointment.
8(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)
 
9    (10 ILCS 5/25-11)  (from Ch. 46, par. 25-11)
10    Sec. 25-11. When a vacancy occurs in any elective county
11office, or in a county of less than 3,000,000 population in the
12office of clerk of the circuit court, in a county which is not
13a home rule unit, the county board or board of county
14commissioners shall declare that such vacancy exists and
15notification thereof shall be given to the county central
16committee or the appropriate county board or board of county
17commissioners district committee of each established political
18party within 3 days of the occurrence of the vacancy. The
19vacancy shall be filled within 60 days by appointment of the
20chairperson chairman of the county board or board of county
21commissioners with the advice and consent of the county board
22or board of county commissioners. In counties in which forest
23preserve district commissioners are elected by districts and
24are not also members of the county board, however, vacancies in
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1filled within 60 days by appointment of the president of the
2forest preserve district board of commissioners with the advice
3and consent of the forest preserve district board of
4commissioners. In counties in which the forest preserve
5district president is not also a member of the county board,
6vacancies in the office of forest preserve district president
7shall be filled within 60 days by the forest preserve district
8board of commissioners by appointing one of the commissioners
9to serve as president. The appointee shall be a member of the
10same political party as the person he succeeds was at the time
11of his election and shall be otherwise eligible to serve. The
12appointee shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
13However, if more than 28 months remain in the term, the
14appointment shall be until the next general election at which
15time the vacated office shall be filled by election for the
16remainder of the term. In the case of a vacancy in a seat on a
17county board or board of county commissioners which has been
18divided into districts under Section 2-3003 or 2-4006.5 of the
19Counties Code, the appointee must also be a resident of the
20county board or county commission district. If a county
21commissioner ceases to reside in the district that he or she
22represents, a vacancy in that office exists.
23    Except as otherwise provided by county ordinance or by law,
24in any county which is a home rule unit, vacancies in elective
25county offices, other than the office of chief executive
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1court in a county of less than 3,000,000 population, shall be
2filled by the county board or board of county commissioners.
3(Source: P.A. 92-189, eff. 8-1-01; 92-583, eff. 6-26-02.)
 
4    (10 ILCS 5/28-13)  (from Ch. 46, par. 28-13)
5    Sec. 28-13. Each political party and civic organization as
6well as the registered proponents and opponents of a proposed
7statewide advisory public question shall be entitled to one
8watcher in the office of the election authority to observe the
9conduct of the sample signature verification. However, in those
10election jurisdictions where a 10% sample is required, the
11proponents and opponents may appoint no more than 5 assistant
12watchers in addition to the 1 principal watcher permitted
13herein.
14    Within 7 days following the last day for filing of the
15original petition, the proponents and opponents shall certify
16in writing to the Board that they publicly support or oppose
17the proposed statewide advisory public question. The
18proponents and opponents of such questions shall register the
19name and address of its group and the name and address of its
20chairperson chairman and designated agent for acceptance of
21service of notices with the Board. Thereupon, the Board shall
22prepare a list of the registered proponents and opponents and
23shall adopt a standard proponents' and opponents' watcher
24credential form. A copy of such list and sufficient copies of
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1sample signature verification to the appropriate election
2authorities. Those election authorities shall issue
3credentials to the permissible number of watchers for each
4proponent and opponent group; provided, however, that a
5prospective watcher shall first present to the election
6authority a letter of authorization signed by the chairperson
7chairman of the proponent or opponent group he or she
8represents.
9    Political party and qualified civic organization watcher
10credentials shall be substantially in the form and shall be
11authorized in the manner prescribed in Section 7-34 of this
12Code.
13    The rights and limitations of pollwatchers as prescribed by
14Section 7-34 of this Code, insofar as they may be made
15applicable, shall be applicable to watchers at the conduct of
16the sample signature verification.
17    The principal watcher for the proponents and opponents may
18make signed written objections to the Board relating to
19procedures observed during the conduct of the sample signature
20verification which could materially affect the results of the
21sample. Such written objections shall be presented to the
22election authority and a copy mailed to the Board and shall be
23attached to the certificate of sample results transmitted by
24the election authority to the Board.
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1    (10 ILCS 5/29B-10)  (from Ch. 46, par. 29B-10; formerly Ch.
2      46, par. 1103)
3    Sec. 29B-10. Code of Fair Campaign Practices. At the time a
4political committee, as defined in Article 9, files its
5statements of organization, the State Board of Elections, in
6the case of a state political committee or a political
7committee acting as both a state political committee and a
8local political committee, or the county clerk, in the case of
9a local political committee, shall give the political committee
10a blank form of the Code of Fair Campaign Practices and a copy
11of the provisions of this Article. The State Board of Elections
12or county clerk shall inform each political committee that
13subscription to the Code is voluntary. The text of the Code
14shall read as follows:
15
CODE OF FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES
16    There are basic principles of decency, honesty, and fair
17play that every candidate for public office in the State of
18Illinois has a moral obligation to observe and uphold, in order
19that, after vigorously contested but fairly conducted
20campaigns, our citizens may exercise their constitutional
21right to a free and untrammeled choice and the will of the
22people may be fully and clearly expressed on the issues.
23    THEREFORE:
24    (1) I will conduct my campaign openly and publicly, and
25limit attacks on my opponent to legitimate challenges to his
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1    (2) I will not use or permit the use of character
2defamation, whispering campaigns, libel, slander, or
3scurrilous attacks on any candidate or his personal or family
4life.
5    (3) I will not use or permit any appeal to negative
6prejudice based on race, sex, sexual orientation, religion or
7national origin.
8    (4) I will not use campaign material of any sort that
9misrepresents, distorts, or otherwise falsifies the facts, nor
10will I use malicious or unfounded accusations that aim at
11creating or exploiting doubts, without justification, as to the
12personal integrity or patriotism of my opposition.
13    (5) I will not undertake or condone any dishonest or
14unethical practice that tends to corrupt or undermine our
15American system of free elections or that hampers or prevents
16the full and free expression of the will of the voters.
17    (6) I will defend and uphold the right of every qualified
18American voter to full and equal participation in the electoral
19process.
20    (7) I will immediately and publicly repudiate methods and
21tactics that may come from others that I have pledged not to
22use or condone. I shall take firm action against any
23subordinate who violates any provision of this Code or the laws
24governing elections.
25    I, the undersigned, candidate for election to public office
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1committee in support of or opposition to a question of public
2policy, hereby voluntarily endorse, subscribe to, and solemnly
3pledge myself to conduct my campaign in accordance with the
4above principles and practices.
5   ______________           _______________________________
6      Date                            Signature
7(Source: P.A. 86-873; 87-1052.)
 
8    (10 ILCS 5/29B-20)  (from Ch. 46, par. 29B-20; formerly Ch.
9      46, par. 1105)
10    Sec. 29B-20. Acceptance of completed forms; retentions for
11public inspection. The State Board of Elections and the county
12clerks shall accept, at all times prior to an election, all
13completed copies of the Code of Fair Campaign Practices that
14are properly subscribed to by a candidate or the chairperson
15chairman of a political committee in support of or opposition
16to a question of public policy, and shall retain them for
17public inspection until 30 days after the election.
18(Source: P.A. 86-873; 87-1052.)
 
19    (10 ILCS 5/29B-25)  (from Ch. 46, par. 29B-25; formerly Ch.
20      46, par. 1106)
21    Sec. 29B-25. Subscribed forms as public records. Every copy
22of the Code of Fair Campaign Practices subscribed to by a
23candidate or the chairperson chairman of a political committee
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1under this Article is a public record open for public
2inspection.
3(Source: P.A. 86-873; 87-1052.)
 
4    (10 ILCS 5/29B-30)  (from Ch. 46, par. 29B-30; formerly Ch.
5      46, par. 1107)
6    Sec. 29B-30. Subscription to Code voluntary. The
7subscription by a candidate or the chairperson chairman of a
8political committee in support of or opposition to a question
9of public policy is voluntary.
10    A candidate, or the chairperson chairman of a political
11committee, who has filed a copy of the Code of Fair Campaign
12Practices may so indicate on any campaign literature or
13advertising in a form to be determined by the State Board of
14Elections.
15(Source: P.A. 86-873; 87-1052.)
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
171, 2019.